impulses

Example Sentences

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"The US president has strong impulses that are not always easy to explain in terms of grand strategy," Clary says.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

There are more impulses and ideas than can be dramatically metabolized.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Whether sinful passions or unconscious destructive urges, distracting attachments or visceral impulses, desire is the daemon that makes us act, often against our own interests and those of others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“In the near term, there are some inflationary impulses from the rise in oil prices over the last couple of months,” Angelo Kourkafas, senior global investment strategist at Edward Jones, said in an interview Monday.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

My lady wife lowered the New York Times and gazed at me so long that I inspected any recent deeds and impulses.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck