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second nature
noun as in habitual behavior pattern
adjective as in deeply ingrained
Example Sentences
He's still a teenager whose pace and ability to ghost past defenders is second nature to him.
The idea is that once it comes to gametime, passes can come from any direction and hauling them in becomes second nature because it’s such a familiar process.
“It was very much second nature to us.”
“The way that she thinks and moves and speaks and acts and behaves is almost second nature because of how long I’ve lived in her,” Ramsey says.
But what might’ve felt unnatural to him not that long ago, he says, is starting to feel like second nature.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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