knee jerk

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

Unite's deputy regional secretary, Davy Thompson, said minimum service levels are "the most invidious example of knee jerk legislating this country has seen in a long time".

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

Ofori-Atta said another interest rate hike would be a "knee jerk reaction" to "imported inflation", noting that prices had continued to increase since the March increase.

From Reuters • May 12, 2022

“I feel changing it because of criminal activity is a knee jerk rection and it’s not going to change anything,” she said last week.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2022

The loss of the knee jerk is always observed in time.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson