impulses
Example Sentences
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GLP-1 users’ subdued urges and impulses pose a particular challenge for the racks of snacks sold in convenience stores and supermarket checkout aisles, where consumption often occurs within 30 minutes of purchase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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
Here, she discusses greedy women, cold mothers and her own tradwife impulses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Nahai says by using mascots, brands tap into people's innate impulses.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Blind impulses welled up in his body, and his intelligence sought to make them plain to his understanding by supplying images that would explain them.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
