Killing the guard in engineering had been an instinctive act born solely from training and experience, one Kalsha would question long after this mission was completed.

Walking was no longer an instinctive act; she had to concentrate on keeping her balance between steps, and the ground seemed slick.

It's the miracle of the photojournalist's instinctive act.

I stepped backward, an instinctive act, rather like reeling in shock, I thought later.

Possibly the most instinctive act of my life was to fall in love with a horse.

It was a purely instinctive act He didn't think, didn't consider, didn't examine the logical alternatives.

He had threatened her and Trace's lives, and shooting had been an instinctive act, one of survival.

There is a poignancy in this instinctive act of public courtesy performed a million times a day at bus stops all over town.

But the player, pointing out that sliding is an instinctive act, also acknowledges he basically knows but one way: headfirst.

Alfred wrenched his hands from the rail, flung them up in front of his face, an instinctive, involuntary act of protection.