instinct

Example Sentences

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That instinct makes sense, but it isn’t correct.

From Barron's

"The owners think they know their dog but that instinct just takes over."

From BBC

“It’s a bittersweet surrender that you cannot predict anything,” McCraney said, adding that the best he can do is follow his instincts toward scripts that stir something within himself.

From Los Angeles Times

Supposedly the ultimate check on power, many became the walking wounded, moving by instinct with a hand on the shoulder of the person ahead of them, like soldiers in the first world war.

From Salon

So he can rely on his old instincts, and he's back looking like the Hamilton of old.

From BBC