impulse

Example Sentences

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I’m not sure we should reject the impulse to explore extreme ideas to stop global heating, since the current consensus seems to be doing next to nothing.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Yet the intellectual impulse behind it has not disappeared.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Some of those who took part were also taking another Parkinson's drug, but 14% of patients on a dopamine agonist alone developed an impulse control disorder, the study found.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Yet in this dense marketplace of ideas, identities and impulse buys, a shared sensibility quickly comes into focus.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

He resisted the impulse to cover Finn’s ears, so he wouldn’t hear.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix