instinctual
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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That’s when something tightened, a brief, instinctual clam-closing and then loosening again just as fast.
From Los Angeles Times
I’m a really instinctual person and I get feelings — I feel like I’m a little psychic.
From Los Angeles Times
They’re hard-working, action-oriented and instinctual, and they tend to learn by doing.
From Los Angeles Times
“Yermak was more a sort of instinctual negotiator…Budanov has his instincts, but I think he’s going to be much more punctilious about the preparations.”
His technical skill was instinctual and his style was unmatched — up until this point, scratching was mostly an East Coast thing.
From Los Angeles Times
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