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
On his second night, he has an irresistible impulse to go to Central Park and see what the ducks are doing.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 4, 1951
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
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