involuntary impulse
Example Sentences
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Maria, with an involuntary impulse of concealment, seized her brush, and began brushing her hair.
From By the Light of the Soul A Novel by Harold M. Brett
I was always very fond of little children, and even now, by an involuntary impulse, I gave a groschen to a boy who was skipping by me.
From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various
Didst thou ever before hear of a man uttering solemn things by an involuntary impulse, in defiance of premeditation, and of all his proud schemes?
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3 by Samuel Richardson
The mate was startled, and his right hand moved, as if by involuntary impulse, toward the handle of a pistol.
From The Madman and the Pirate by Arthur Twidle
Well, but what was the result of this involuntary impulse on my part?—Wouldst thou not think; I was taken at my offer?—An offer so solemnly made, and on one knee too?
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3 by Samuel Richardson
