reflexive

Example Sentences

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He runs through the familiar GenAI hazards—hallucinations, bias, privacy concerns and the challenge of regulation—yet refuses to indulge reflexive skeptics and their “grave reservations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

It has become reflexive, they say, to glance into nearly every vehicle.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026

A simple example of reflexive consciousness is recognizing oneself in a mirror.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

That gets a reflexive chuckle, but it mostly reminds us that today’s so-called genius inventors just wish their childhood toys were real.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

In the mornings she teaches arithmetic to his younger pupils, and afterward spends many hours at his bright-white shirtsleeve conjugating the self-same reflexive verbs—I’homme se noie—which a year ago she declared pointless.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver