Meanings of ancient instinct in English

She finds herself losing focus, moment to moment, only ancient instinct keeping her moving.

He crouched uncertainly before Lilith, snorting and quivering, held in place by ancient instinct.

I have taken into my heart a longing, given shape to an ancient instinct.

Whatever ancient instinct had welled up from the recesses of his ancestral psyche was back in its bottle again.

Not naturally religious, she bowed her head as if from some ancient instinct, began shuddering from the oppression that closed over her.

Ancient instincts sent them soaring upward, higher and higher, away from the deathly noise.

As if something blind were stalking him with ancient instincts.

Out to sea the dagon rose by the score, in response to their ancient instincts.

"Gome," he commanded in soft tones, summoning his ancient instincts.

" Ancient instincts that no one dreamed of, least of all their possessor, may leap forth-

Though we may be removed from the timeless natural settings familiar to countless generations of our predecessors, ancient instincts and proclivities remain within us.

A great resonance hammered us with ancient instincts, reawakened emotions-anda desire to rectify ten thousand and more years of death, misery, and near extinction.