knee jerk

Example Sentences

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"Everyone recognizes there is a growing antibiotic resistance crisis, and the knee jerk reaction is to develop new antibiotics," You added.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

Unite's deputy regional secretary, Davy Thompson, said minimum service levels are "the most invidious example of knee jerk legislating this country has seen in a long time".

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

“This is a perfect example of a knee jerk ‘just do something’ mentality,” said Chris McNutt, president of Texas Gun Rights.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023

The sell-off was a "knee jerk reaction to an outcome that took a lot of people by surprise," Lotfi Karoui, chief credit strategist at Goldman Sachs, told Reuters.

From Reuters • Mar. 20, 2023

The loss of the knee jerk is always observed in time.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson