gut reaction
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Kantenga laughed when I posed it to him, saying his usual gut reaction to the question is to slink away like the meme of Homer Simpson retreating into the bushes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
“My immediate gut reaction was, ‘No,’” Colton said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
Aymann Ismail: What was your gut reaction to the news of the pardons?
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2025
Jehlárová’s gut reaction when the Cougars reached out to the Czech Republic native to gauge her interest in coming to the United States?
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Briefly he outlined to the lawyer the situation insofar as he understood it, and asked Hirsshorn what his initial and instinctive gut reaction was.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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