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
