spontaneous

Example Sentences

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This one-sided empathy is not a spontaneous response to compelling facts, however.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

That kind of flexibility leads to spontaneous nights where what started off as an intimate hang expands into an all-out party.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

This type of spontaneous movement has been linked to longevity in other species as well.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

The men were accused of working for the U.S. and Israel, though the protests around the country were spontaneous, widespread and came before the current conflict began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

What Olmsted wanted were “minor incidents...of a less evidently prepared character; less formal, more apparently spontaneous and incidental.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson