impulse

Example Sentences

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Yet the intellectual impulse behind it has not disappeared.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Those email promos are too good at winning over consumers — 72% of online shoppers have made an impulse purchase after seeing an advertised discount, according to Capital One Shopping.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Caesar, Hegel writes, was driven by “an unconscious impulse that occasioned the accomplishment of that for which the time was ripe.”

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Rather than fewer than 1% of Parkinson's patients developing impulse control disorders, as indicated in current leaflets, the study indicated that about 17% of patients on dopamine agonists were affected.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

On a sudden impulse Nat said, “It suits me fine. Today is Commencement Day at Harvard. I’ve always intended to go.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham