gut reaction

Example Sentences

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“My immediate gut reaction was, ‘No,’” Colton said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Aymann Ismail: What was your gut reaction to the news of the pardons?

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2025

I have a very gut reaction to things and if it's not a 'Hell yes!' it's usually a 'No'.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2024

"This way, we're measuring gut reaction to the light turning on -- which hand will you use on the spot?"

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

Briefly he outlined to the lawyer the situation insofar as he understood it, and asked Hirsshorn what his initial and instinctive gut reaction was.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols