reflex
Example Sentences
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What fueled the words and the life remains tied to the desire for family and the reflex to run—an exile.
The stock staged a brief reflex rally but the price faded to close in the red.
From MarketWatch
Instead of producing a reflex like Pavlov's dogs, the turtles respond with an energetic "dance."
From Science Daily
Smoczynska builds a psychological puzzle out of subtle shocks to the system: quick reflexes that reveal Alicja’s muscle memories; gestures of love that don’t quite feel like love itself.
From New York Times
When I ran across a mention of that drink a couple years ago, I was intrigued enough that I found I could suppress the involuntary gag reflex I still experienced thinking of those blue-cheese-oil trails.
From Washington Post
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