involuntary impulse
Example Sentences
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Mary Taylor stirred in her seat under an involuntary impulse to help, but Cresswell touched the horse.
From The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel by Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)
These dispositions fluctuate by reason of the involuntary impulse which our organs every instant receive, on the part of an infinity of causes, either exterior to ourselves, or else contained within our own frame.
From The System of Nature, Volume 2 by Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'
Springing into a sitting posture, and by an involuntary impulse reaching out my hand for my gun which lay close to me, I beheld a sight that was calculated to appal the stoutest heart.
From The Gorilla Hunters by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
He put his own hand on the back of the chair with an involuntary impulse.
From The Perpetual Curate by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
After watching him for some time, Nigel, under an almost involuntary impulse, shouted “Hullo!”
From Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
