reflexive
Example Sentences
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When we reflexively smile upon observing someone else’s joy, we feel their happiness.
Dodger devoured the apple, and Sue giggled reflexively as his lips tickled her hand.
From Literature
Another time, noting the angled front wheels of a parked car, Harvey checked his pace reflexively.
The consumer critique of “Spent” is one that punches primarily sideways, highlighting how readily Alison betrays her own high ethical and political standards and how reflexively she uses an intellectual gloss to rationalize the betrayals.
From Salon
After the first semester under the new rules, Harvard-Westlake school leaders reported promising results — and some students said they no longer are reflexively reaching for their phones and are sleeping better.
From Los Angeles Times
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