instinctive

Example Sentences

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“My refusal was instinctive; as a writer I did not want to take an award from the state,” he wrote in an essay for the Sunday Times of London.

From Washington Post

The Washington Post’s Henry Mitchell also dispensed with the idea of instinctive horticultural insight.

From Washington Post

I think I’m pretty instinctive on defense, but I’m still trying to figure out the zone a little bit.

From Seattle Times

Lecky’s reaction was “instinctive,” she said in a recent interview, adding that it was one of those things that, as a writer, “you just feel compelled to write about.”

From New York Times

“He’s a really instinctive football player,” Kelly said.

From Los Angeles Times