instinctual impulse

Frequency: 5.03.1 per million words

an urge driven by natural instinct rather than thought

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  • He acted on an instinctual impulse to protect his family.
  • She felt an instinctual impulse to protect her child.
  • The artist's work often stemmed from a deep instinctual impulse.
  • He acted on a sudden instinctual impulse to flee the danger.
  • It was an instinctual impulse that made her pull away from the edge.
  • It was an instinctual impulse, not a reasoned decision, that guided her.
  • She felt an instinctual impulse to flee when danger approached.
  • Suppressing an instinctual impulse can be challenging in certain situations.
  • Animals often follow their instinctual impulses without hesitation.
  • Many animals rely on their instinctual impulses for survival.
  • His first reaction was an instinctual impulse to help the stranger.
  • She followed an instinctual impulse to help the stranger.
  • Overcoming an instinctual impulse can be challenging.
  • The artist channeled his instinctual impulse into a powerful piece of work.
  • The urge to explore is an ancient instinctual impulse in humans.
  • Every human being possesses certain fundamental instinctual impulses.
  • Some decisions are guided more by instinctual impulses than by logic.
  • Sometimes, it's necessary to resist an instinctual impulse for the greater good.
  • The child's instinctual impulse to cry out was immediate.
  • A loud noise triggered an immediate instinctual impulse to duck for cover.