As an intelligent female, her instinctive impulse was to run for her life.

By a sort of instinctive impulse, Franz withdrew as much as possible behind his pillar.

He had also his own characteristic instinctive impulses to move his "body," both for locomotion and manipulation.

Woman's resistance to this was and is an instinctive impulse of moral self-preservation.

The provocation of keeping her safe, shielded, the undeniable, instinctive impulse that had him in its grip.

By an unreflective, instinctive, mechanical impulse the lieutenant cried, "Fire!"

Op Owen assured him that his instinctive impulse had been the only possible course under the circumstances.

Orchid fought the instinctive impulse to dissolve the focus.

You act from an instinctive impulse to perpetuate a regime which has the sanction of tribal tradition.