autopilot

Example Sentences

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But such funds operate on autopilot, and they are constantly rebalancing to maintain the ratio of stocks and bonds that is supposedly appropriate for their various customers.

From MarketWatch

Before then, I was almost like on autopilot - game after game, recovery, game.

From BBC

"I personally would never use autopilot," he said.

From Reuters

“In a situation like this,” he said on Wednesday, “total saturation of adrenaline enters your body — almost like being on autopilot.”

From New York Times

"You see, for some of you, all of the steps and skills that go into care tasks run on autopilot," she said.

From Salon