suppress an impulse

Examples (10)

• She tried to suppress the impulse to laugh during the serious meeting.
• He had to suppress an impulse to interrupt the speaker.
• It's often difficult to suppress a sudden impulse, especially when you're tired.
• With great effort, she suppressed the impulse to check her phone.
• You must learn to suppress the impulse to react impulsively.
• The therapist taught him techniques to suppress aggressive impulses.
• Despite the temptation, he managed to suppress the impulse to eat the entire cake.
• Learning to suppress one's immediate impulses is a sign of maturity.
• She felt an impulse to shout, but quickly suppressed it.
• It took all his self-control to suppress the impulse to grab the toy.