irresistible impulse

Example Sentences

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It has been an irresistible impulse for more than a decade.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2021

To cover his bases, Brennan introduced the idea of "irresistible impulse."

From Salon • May 17, 2021

Yet to me, it tends to sound like a plan rather than an irresistible impulse.

From New York Times • May 29, 2020

Meanwhile, in moments of danger—which Alita appears to have an irresistible impulse to seek—flashes of her memory return.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 13, 2019

Moved by an irresistible impulse, Gatsby turned to Tom who had accepted the introduction as a stranger.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald