impulse
Example Sentences
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One common impulse, in which I take part, if insufficiently and awkwardly, is to give someone food or money, or call 911 when someone clearly needs help.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
“We view the oil and gas inflationary impulse as temporary and thus seek to take advantage of opportunities if yields move meaningfully higher than current levels.”
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
“There has been enough of an inflationary impulse in the system to have closed the window for central banks to simply look through the shock,” said Paul Hollingsworth, an economist at BNP Paribas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"Claire's was particularly vulnerable because it relied on physical stores in shopping centres and depended more heavily on impulse buys, which are rarer today with the rise of online shopping," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
I threw open the door, resisting the impulse to look back to see if the men were watching me.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing impulse
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