the urge
Example Sentences
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Don’t pick or pop your pimples, no matter how strong the urge or how satisfying it might be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
They also reported poorer sleep, a stronger desire for continuous stimulation, and greater difficulty resisting the urge to immediately check their phones or act on impulses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
But, like Mona and her fond memories of childhood church choir, I couldn’t let the urge go.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
The book starts with a quick tour of psychoanalytic notions about the urge to collect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
I have to resist the urge to cross my eyes or make a face at her.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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