impulse
Example Sentences
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He says he cooks chillis and stews to take to work, avoids impulse purchases and tries to keep spending on a night out below £20.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
China Daily’s reporting on the emotional economy also included warnings from scholars and commentators that emotional value is hard to measure consistently, creating room for price distortion, impulse buying, and speculative excess.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 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
As the West marked Easter, I was struck by a shared human impulse to seek hope among the ruins of the past.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
And just as quickly, he lets go; he seems stunned at himself for acting on such an impulse.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
Vocabulary lists containing impulse
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