IMPETUS in a Sentence

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For IMPETUS, below is one of 11 sentences:
I saw that in another moment, and with one impetus of frenzy more, I should be able to do nothing with him.

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 Meanings and Examples of IMPETUS
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
impetus
 n.  incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
Classic Sentence:
1  But the shock was insufficient to repel the impetus of the charge.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 32
2  The regiment, relieved of a burden, received a new impetus.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
3  The impetus of enthusiasm was theirs again.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 20
4  I saw that in another moment, and with one impetus of frenzy more, I should be able to do nothing with him.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
5  The French army pushed on to Moscow, its goal, its impetus ever increasing as it neared its aim, just as the velocity of a falling body increases as it approaches the earth.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 11: CHAPTER II
Example Sentence:
1  The treaty gave a fresh impetus to trade.
2  The main impetus behind the move west was to find gold and other minerals.
3  Each new rumour added fresh impetus to the smear campaign.
4  The report may provide further impetus for reform.
5  The debate seems to have lost much of its initial impetus.
6  A new federal highway program would create jobs and give added impetus to our economic recovery.