impulse

Example Sentences

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When inflation is already low and expectations are firmly anchored, policymakers can afford to “look through” or ignore the inflationary impulse of higher energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Not everyone is compelled to spend the extra money on a monogram for their jammies, but the impulse comes from the early days of life.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Yet the intellectual impulse behind it has not disappeared.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

These shortcuts make impulse buying “almost effortless,” Florida-based VyStar Credit Union says, and removing the ease of a one-tap purchase forces a moment of hesitation that could save your budget.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Aru had the strangest impulse to reach into herself as if she might pluck out her own soul.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi