instinctively
Example Sentences
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I instinctively touch the Star of David on Mamá’s necklace, feel its points.
From Literature
As their ferry began listing heavily in the middle of the night off the southern Philippines, passengers instinctively raced to one side in a desperate bid to rebalance the doomed vessel.
From Barron's
Momma Bear stepped over George’s body toward Owen, and Owen instinctively took a step back.
From Literature
My father didn’t use the word mattering, but he protected it instinctively in retirement.
He told AFP he feared playing as a child, because he "instinctively" knew it "wouldn't have been a safe space."
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
