reflex

Example Sentences

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What fueled the words and the life remains tied to the desire for family and the reflex to run—an exile.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stock staged a brief reflex rally but the price faded to close in the red.

From MarketWatch

Instead of producing a reflex like Pavlov's dogs, the turtles respond with an energetic "dance."

From Science Daily

But it always felt like a weapon, rather than a reflex.

From BBC

Over the woozy guitars of “Losing Myself,” she sings about disappearing into a toxic relationship — “I’m just a heart for your arrow” — while “Happy With You” contemplates her reflex for self-sabotage.

From Los Angeles Times