knee-jerk reaction
Example Sentences
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A knee-jerk reaction to an underwhelming report could trigger a substantial slide.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Defence Secretary John Healey said he believed the prime minister could "still turn this around" while Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper warned against a "knee-jerk reaction" to the results.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
My immediate knee-jerk reaction to your portfolio is that you have nearly 39% of your total holdings in stocks, which is OK.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
Investors had a knee-jerk reaction, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rising to 4.23%, its highest settlement level since Sept. 2.
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026
They didn’t just have a knee-jerk reaction to immediately respond to the text.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
