impulse
Example Sentences
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When inflation is already low and expectations are firmly anchored, policymakers can afford to “look through” or ignore the inflationary impulse of higher energy prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Not everyone is compelled to spend the extra money on a monogram for their jammies, but the impulse comes from the early days of life.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
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
She had an impulse to slip her hand between the covers to feel them, but instead she moved deeper into Mr. Marshall’s room.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing impulse
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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