impulse

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

Unfortunately for the entrepreneurs, then came the Great Depression, and the commercial impulse withered.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson