impulses
Example Sentences
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A devotion to both impulses has marked America’s democratic experiment from the very beginning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It’s meant to represent dueling impulses inside of him, he explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
But it’s also a story about, say, how a creature’s loneliness might make him greedy and petulant, and how sometimes the best solution is to feed someone’s heart as opposed to their impulses.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
These include when the electrical impulses that regulate heartbeats don't function properly, or when the walls of the heart become inflamed or damaged.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
He felt as if he were short-circuiting—as if his impulses were leaping directly out of him without passing through his brain.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
