reflexive
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But Chip’s need for connection and reflexive sense of entitlement proves disastrous — the story isn’t going the way he wanted, and Groff allows it to collapse on him.
From Los Angeles Times
For the hedge knight who inspired Baelor’s intervention, the motives are more reflexive.
From Salon
He runs through the familiar GenAI hazards—hallucinations, bias, privacy concerns and the challenge of regulation—yet refuses to indulge reflexive skeptics and their “grave reservations.”
That outlook produces the type of humor that isn’t going for reflexive laughter or stringing one rock solid punchline to the next.
From Salon
When we reflexively smile upon observing someone else’s joy, we feel their happiness.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
