Example Sentences
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But within just a few months, I’d reverted to my old habits—immediately glancing at and engaging with every ping and alert, and reflexively picking up my phone to scroll through my rotation of go-to websites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
And, because these two companies in particular are so large, they attract passive funds even as the float becomes smaller, driving share prices reflexively higher.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 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
After the first semester under the new rules, Harvard-Westlake school leaders reported promising results — and some students said they no longer are reflexively reaching for their phones and are sleeping better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
I reflexively grab his hand, pulling him toward a small side street.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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