reflexive

Example Sentences

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There is a reflexive conspiratorial vibe permeating the culture.

From Slate • May 7, 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

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.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

I worry that in our reactive, reflexive move to find blame, we’re going to miss the interventions that could actually prevent this from happening again.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

In the mornings she teaches arithmetic to his younger pupils, and afterward spends many hours at his bright-white shirtsleeve conjugating the self-same reflexive verbs—I’homme se noie—which a year ago she declared pointless.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver