instinctual
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“The Drama” demands discomfort before defying it, making for a sophisticated viewing experience that questions our instinctual judgments.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
They’re hard-working, action-oriented and instinctual, and they tend to learn by doing.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
“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.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Because we were both attuned to sound beyond its conventional, auditory dimension, we could meet in a shared space that was quite instinctual.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
He would come at it with a bang, deploying his deep understanding of chemistry, mathematics, and crystallography—but more important, his instinctual grasp of model building.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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