He seemed to bristle a little out of pure habit.

His despicable whimpering was pure habit, part of his professional expertise.

"I don't know," she said, and then, making it up out of pure habit, "no," she went on.

In pure trained habit, he next called up her financial program, for a little quick analysis.

I talk hi this wise," he said, "but it may be from pure habit and for no other reason.

Of course, familiar situations are dealt with by pure habit and memory-response.

I didn't see anything worth noting, but I snapped the tele-camera out of pure habit.

His hands snapped on the little time field out of pure habit as he found a perfect cell.

Then thousands of years of pure habit took hold.

Riker lifted one shoulder out of pure habit, hurt himself doing it, and consciously relaxed.