act in response

Example Sentences

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We get a clear-eyed look at disgust, a nearly universal human response to the likes of maggots, cockroaches, ticks, leeches, slugs and lice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

"This is not a political campaign. It's a human response to the tragedy," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

It’s an incredibly human response to speak up in light of such profound suffering, and it saddens me that we are punishing people calling for a ceasefire.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Perhaps the better, and more characteristically human, response is to use our AI anxiety to propel us forward.

From Scientific American • Oct. 2, 2023

This is a typical human response to recognizing differences that can become a problem when more than one group wants or needs the same resources.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz