instinctively

Example Sentences

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The electrical field created by the device’s magnetic technology is exponentially greater than anything a shark would encounter naturally, so they instinctively avoid it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Newhouse was instinctively private, but behind that, Boccardi said, was a generous man, at home anywhere and curious about everything.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

But we get used to new tech quickly and turn to it instinctively.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

She said that because her younger sibling was with her and the incident lasted "so long" - she estimates several minutes - she instinctively reacted.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

If a lifetime as the son of the fighter pilot had taught him one thing, it was that he knew instinctively the meaning of this ill-timed visitation: This was a promenade of ruin.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy