Example Sentences
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Because the inner ear’s balance organs are wired to the eye muscles, when displaced crystals send false signals that the head is spinning, the eyes reflexively move to compensate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Over the past few years, investors have been conditioned to reflexively buy the dip in stocks during periods of geopolitical stress.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
We reflexively, unfortunately, think in these kinds of legal terms, but my point in this piece is that we let the dominance of law-speak gradually silence our moral voice.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026
Yu Darvish for San Diego — continue rather than reflexively remove him for the third time through the lineup.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025
My throat tightens reflexively, as if my body wants to take it back.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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