instinct

Example Sentences

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There isn’t anywhere else that one can walk into and immediately satisfy the social instinct among a convivial and refreshingly diverse clientele in what is becoming an increasingly homogenized locality.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

When a 19-year-old college student loses a bet, the instinct is rarely to walk away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

"I just had a gut instinct that something wasn't right," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Often, the instinct is to just begin: grab a garbage bag, empty the freezer, start wiping baseboards, briefly consider alphabetizing your spices.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

My second instinct was to make the letter disappear.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin