reflexive

Example Sentences

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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

The language is reflexive, ritualized, and remarkably effective.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

At its core, reflexive conscious experience supports social integration and coordination with others, helping individuals function within groups.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

But his latest drama, “Caught by the Tides,” which opens at the Frida Cinema today, presents a bold, reflexive remix of his preoccupations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 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