Sentence examples for acted on instinct from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "acted on instinct" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone makes a decision or takes action based on their gut feeling or intuition rather than careful thought or analysis.
Example: "In the heat of the moment, she acted on instinct and made a split-second decision that changed everything."
Alternatives: "followed her gut" or "relied on intuition".

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Valentine has acted on instinct, saying "no one knows the right thing to think and say until it comes to you".

It happened so fast that my good Samaritan and I both acted on instinct.

Lemhi County Chief Deputy Sheriff Steve Penner said that forest visitors are advised to test the temperature of hot springs before entering the water, but that the injured hiker acted on instinct in an attempt to save his dog.

Mr. Swartz, a Vietnam veteran and retired airline pilot, acted on instinct to show his displeasure: he extended his right arm outside the passenger's side window, and then further extended his middle finger over the car's roof.

He worked on bees, and at the time, almost everyone assumed that the insects acted on instinct, not intelligence.

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Sometimes he'll screen the final posts to his friend Jess before publishing, especially to make sure posts featuring women politicians can't be accidentally read as misogynistic, but he generally acts on instinct: "The ones that are always good are the ones where, as soon as I think of it, 'I think this one's going to get me into trouble.' That is when you know to post".

He acts on instinct and feeling.

He wants them to act on instinct.

So I act on instinct and learn something each time.

Because I think the great thing is we want people in politics who act on instinct.

He has written that the efficacy of foreign interventions should be rigorously measured, but he asks for himself the right to act on instinct.

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