reflexive

Example Sentences

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It has become reflexive, they say, to glance into nearly every vehicle.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026

A simple example of reflexive consciousness is recognizing oneself in a mirror.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

Patriotism was ennobling, self-sacrifice was reflexive; heroism was rewarded, and everybody was proudly in this fight together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

But there’s an existential aspect to this that he, not being especially bright or reflexive, probably doesn’t understand.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2025

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