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

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

It is an "under-estimate" to say impulse control disorders affect fewer than 1% of patients in drug leaflets, according to Valerie Voon, who was one of the authors of the 2010 study.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Sandi checked an impulse to correct the American lady's pronunciation.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez