involuntary impulse
Example Sentences
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Why does not our involuntary impulse always make the table turn?
From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille
The young woman raised her eyes slowly; they met his, and as if following an involuntary impulse, held out both hands to him-- "I thank you, Hugo, farewell!"
From Riven Bonds. Vol. I. A Novel, in Two Volumes by Werner, E.
Springing into a sitting posture, and by an involuntary impulse reaching out my hand for my gun which lay close to me, I beheld a sight that was calculated to appal the stoutest heart.
From The Gorilla Hunters by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
They did not walk towards it with the light brisk step of men who had hopes of success; but rather mechanically, as if yielding to a sort of involuntary impulse.
From The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains by Reid, Mayne
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 Brett, Harold M.
