knee-jerk reaction

Example Sentences

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"Everyone recognizes there is a growing antibiotic resistance crisis, and the knee jerk reaction is to develop new antibiotics," You added.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

“It wouldn’t surprise us if the knee jerk reaction was to sell and the end of the day we’d be higher.’

From Reuters • Mar. 21, 2022

Sinead added that her retirement announcement was a "knee jerk" reaction and instead declared that she feels "safe in retracting my expressed wish to retire."

From Fox News • Jan. 14, 2022

Russell Borthwick said there was enormous potential for the renewable energy sector in the region but he warned against a "knee jerk" reaction to climate change.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2021

This knee jerk reaction reflects overly simplistic and outdated thinking about homicide.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2021