gut reaction
Example Sentences
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"My initial gut reaction is if they want to do that and it's kind of playful, that's fine," Kidd said.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
Aymann Ismail: What was your gut reaction to the news of the pardons?
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2025
"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
“My gut reaction is nobody should get a free pass,” Sears said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2022
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
