- a variation of instinctive.
instinctual
Example Sentences
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Even those with lives, careers and families are fundamentally lost, snared between their pursuit of personal justice and instinctual self-preservation.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
The rest of Kennard’s learning has been through conversations with coaches, film study and instinctual play on the court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
“The Drama” demands discomfort before defying it, making for a sophisticated viewing experience that questions our instinctual judgments.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026
“Yermak was more a sort of instinctual negotiator…Budanov has his instincts, but I think he’s going to be much more punctilious about the preparations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Bebop, though, was too fast, too instinctual, too trance-like to allow for much conceptualising or theorising.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
