impulse
Example Sentences
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Though she occasionally found herself automatically grabbing her locked phone during the first few weeks of using Brick, over time the impulse became less frequent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
But a second later, he reaches for his phone, on impulse.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
Barclays calculated that every percentage-point increase in inflation gives gold a 5% uplift, meaning the inflationary impulse of the recent energy shock should be supportive.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
See said she felt that same impulse with “Daughters of the Sun and Moon.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
She felt excited and strange, and not knowing what else to do, followed a capricious impulse, and, withdrawing her hands, said petulantly, “I don’t choose. Please go away and let me be!”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing impulse
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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