impulse
Example Sentences
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FFK supremo Martina said: "You see the blue wave decoration on buildings. You see cars with flags, you see cars wrapped in blue. So it's a huge impulse for pride and nation building."
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
While I understand the impulse, I’d advise you to stay focused.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
At the Louvre, the impulse is not to revere Franklin, gazing out from inside his vitrine, but to approach him—to bend down, to look him in the eye.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
See said she felt that same impulse with “Daughters of the Sun and Moon.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
So, on impulse, I said, “Um, do you want to come inside? Maybe help us pick the roles?”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
Vocabulary lists containing impulse
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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