sudden inclination
Example Sentences
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The tacit invitation had struck Baird as involuntary, and so did her answer, a sudden inclination and as quick a shrinking; the color fled from her face.
From Nobody's Child by Dejeans, Elizabeth
Of course," she added, with a suppressed yawn that poorly concealed her sudden inclination to tears, "of course I don't care.
From The Beloved Woman by Norris, Kathleen Thompson
Doubtful thoughts flashed through her mind,—fear of gossip, reluctance to stand in the way of innocent pleasure, and wonder that the doctor should have shown a sudden inclination towards sociability.
From Banked Fires by Savi, E. W. (Ethel Winifred)
As for Alice, she felt a sudden inclination to draw back, herself.
From At Large by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
She put her hand up to her throat with a gasp to keep down the sudden inclination to cry out.
From The Firm of Girdlestone by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
