Sentence examples for a spontaneous act from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a spontaneous act" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action that is done impulsively or without premeditation.
Example: "Her decision to travel to Paris on a whim was truly a spontaneous act that surprised everyone."
Alternatives: "an impulsive action" or "a sudden decision".

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It's not just a spontaneous act for me.

Their entire argument was a spontaneous act of theater performed for the benefit of other passengers.

Security experts said the fact that two handguns had been used suggested premeditation, as opposed to a spontaneous act.

Marketing staff are free to carry out a spontaneous act of kindness at any given moment, she adds.

So often in life, someone remembers a spontaneous act of kindness from a total stranger, and in turn, passes on an act of kindness to others.

Ripping out the kitchen sink is not a spontaneous act; the money has already been put aside even if it has not yet been spent.

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Rajeev Masand noted: "Farhan Akhtar delivers a simple-enough likeable performance that is just what the film required — no showy flourishes, no loud outbursts, just a straight off spontaneous act that works like a dream".

Dancing became a naughty and spontaneous act for the drunken and daring, performed atop cocktail tables and on banquettes.

Moreover, the vehemence and brutality of Hazel's assault, Elizabeth came to feel, belied a random and spontaneous act.

It was, as Jia Tolentino wrote recently, a more or less spontaneous act of reaffirmation, a chance for people who feel repudiated by their fellow-citizens to get together and remind themselves that they aren't alone — in fact, they are the majority.

Believe it or not, this isn't the first Ingress story I've heard that involves crowd-funded air travel – the other involves a sea-plane, a remote Scandinavian island and spontaneous act of sabotage.

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