impulses
Example Sentences
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Examples can include speaking too loudly in a library or struggling to control impulses, difficulties that can occur with ADHD.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
But even if the country’s worst impulses still bubbled up, U.S. midfielder Tyler Adams described a sentiment around his team that might as well have summed up the whole tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
It’s meant to represent dueling impulses inside of him, he explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
It’s no wonder that theater etiquette has declined when so many people are turning to their obsequious chatbots for validation of their worst impulses.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
It was only possible to keep so many kids in line because they were not actually kids—because there was some older nature inside them, warring against and balancing their childish impulses.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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