impetus

Example Sentences

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In her interview with the political podcast “The Great Battlefield,” she recounted that the writers’ strike was the impetus for Findraiser and said Swalwell came up with the name.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Any impetus won’t show until the latter part of the year, Lanxess said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Instead, “Undertone” is like getting to the climactic moment of your favorite horror podcast, only to have the terrifying impetus interrupted by a Squarespace ad.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Ahmed made partial amends by again giving England's innings some late impetus with another cameo as he finished unbeaten on 28 off 26 balls.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

I was poised for flight, but I was waiting for some event, some word, some act, some circumstance to furnish the impetus.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright