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Meanings of instinctive movement in English

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Usage of instinctive movement in English
1
By an instinctive movement he had covered the hat-box with the coat.
New Arabian Nights
2
An instinctive movement is a response in which the whole organism is concerned.
Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education
3
With an instinctive movement she pressed her handkerchief to the wound.
Sant' Ilario
4
Neither the instinctive movement, nor the sudden recollection, was without a sufficient object.
The Prairie
5
An instinctive movement of repugnance has ruined many a well-meant effort.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. Mark
6
With an instinctive movement of the hands he caught up the manhole cover, shield-like.
Phantom Wires: A Novel
7
With a wild instinctive movement she flung herself into the arms of her husband.
The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories
8
With a swift, instinctive movement both of them turned away.
The Redemption of David Corson
9
He could not help a slight, instinctive movement of withdrawal.
The Magician
10
With an instinctive movement, Guest threw his arm round her.
Maruja
11
In reality it was a perfectly natural, instinctive movement.
Tales of Chinatown
12
He grasped her wrists by an instinctive movement of self-preservation, and gently slackened her hold.
The Divine Fire
13
She made a quick, instinctive movement to frustrate him.
The Top of the World
14
She glanced up at him sharply, and made a slight, instinctive movement away from him.
The Keeper of the Door
15
The man's hand made an instinctive movement toward his belt, but I seized his wrist.
The White Invaders
16
Bee sank backward into the shadow with a quick, instinctive movement, dropping the hand she held.
The Puritans
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