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

But after the knee jerk reaction, the focus will turn to the ECB and the rate outlook and that will be key driver for European stocks and bonds.”

From Reuters • Apr. 24, 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

This knee jerk reaction reflects overly simplistic and outdated thinking about homicide.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2021

"Paying private companies is a knee jerk reaction," he said.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2015