impulse

Example Sentences

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But still, I’m not sure we should reject the impulse to explore extreme ideas to stop global heating, since the current consensus seems to be doing next to nothing.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 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

One in six Parkinson's patients taking the drugs are affected by impulse control disorders, the clinical term for these behaviours, according to one study cited as the largest of its kind.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Then, on a sudden but apparently pressing impulse, he stretched out supine on the carpet.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger