How to use "impulse" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "impulse" in popular movie and book plots

  • Aschenbach decides to leave, but in a moment of impulse decides to stay.  - Death in Venice (film)
  • It is the impulse of such a powerful love that makes their conquest possible.  - Llovizna (telenovela)
  • Dickie subsequently dies during the operation and some impulse makes Macfarlane go to see Mrs Haworth at her moorland home.  - The Hound of Death
  • In the simulation, Leela shows off a new pair of boots, bought on a wild impulse - according to her.  - Anthology of Interest I
  • Although his first impulse is to rebuff her, he turns to her and asks her "Well.  - The Panic in Needle Park
  • On an impulse and probably to kill time, he begins teaching her to read and write.  - Teen Kanya
  • Jenny is the third child and the most scholarly of the Tulls, but in college, she marries on an impulse with unhappy results.  - Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
  • A mishap with their impulse manifold forces the craft to crash-land in Pennsylvania.  - Carbon Creek (Star Trek: Enterprise)
  • The event furthers her impulse for vengeance.  - Ms. 45
  • Spock orders the ship back to the planet, now a two-month ordeal on impulse power, staying just ahead of the asteroid all the way.  - The Paradise Syndrome
  • She pepper-sprays him on impulse and, feeling guilty, drives back home where she feels safe.  - Strong Arms of the Ma
  • and that the Buick, in fact, wants to use that impulse to take Ned into the world it connects to ours.  - From a Buick 8
  • They fight because of an impulse that occurs when they are near each other, but do not know why they have the impulse.  - Titan (John Varley novel)
  • In a sudden impulse to see what she has done with herself, Race agrees to join the team.  - Temple (novel)
  • McCoy takes Decker back to Enterprise while Scott's damage control team attempt repairs on the Constellation's impulse engines and shields.  - The Doomsday Machine (Star Trek: The Original Series)
  • With his latest project finished, he has an alcohol-induced impulse to drive to Los Angeles rather than fly back home to New York City.  - Misery (novel)

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