instinctual

Example Sentences

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“Yermak was more a sort of instinctual negotiator…Budanov has his instincts, but I think he’s going to be much more punctilious about the preparations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

For the actor, Padilha says, choosing what he wants to do is always instinctual, never premeditated.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

The broadcast drama series, which also airs on Hulu, centers special agent Trent: a dapper investigator whose instinctual crime-solving skills render him essential to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

More than anything, he had an uncanny ability to tap into the instinctual and ephemeral—and an uncanny ability to make the personal resonate in universal ways.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025

Even though he still held on to his instinctual ways, he was comfortable enough that he ventured around the cage and made quite a bit of noise.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly