reflexive
Example Sentences
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His history shows a reflexive desire to protect the accused and attack the accusers, no matter how credible the allegations.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
But today, as A.I. widgets ooze through every crack of our digital lives, our reflexive outrage at the overreach is starting to wear down.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
"There are some people whose reflexive reaction to any kind of major event is to claim it's fake and staged, no matter what it is," Rothschild told AFP.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
It is an unusually nuanced take on a subject that too often generates reflexive fulminating or fawning, and a truly auspicious start to the New Museum’s new chapter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Everything followed in the same sequence, as it always did, the ritual sounds of getting dressed that now seemed so automatic, so reflexive.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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