the urge

Example Sentences

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According to the team, both taste preferences and long-standing habits may drive the urge to add salt.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Resisting the urge to chase the stock is the prudent move.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Both resisted the urge to panic and swim against the current, instead opting to float and await rescue as was taught to them by their father years before at their local swimming pool.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

I’ve been a lifelong DIY man, and the urge has been hard to break in retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

He fought the urge to run and asked if Maya-Jade was there, making sure to think the hyphen between the two names this time as he spoke.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman