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The phrase "driven by instinct" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or behavior that is based on innate, natural impulses rather than conscious decision-making. Example: "The animal's actions were not guided by logic, but rather, driven by instinct to survive in its natural environment."
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I am not implying that we are driven by instinct in the manner of animals.
Sat.1, a broadcaster, is "powered by emotion"; Audi, a carmaker, "driven by instinct".
Later, Sandberg would tell people that Facebook was a company driven by instinct and human relationships.
Mr Mack was the investment banker's investment banker: a charismatic former bond salesman driven by instinct as well as analysis.
An ancient creature driven by instinct, it forages for food along the coast from Louisiana to Florida, in the path of the slick.
For the hairdresser Eugene Souleiman, Mr. McQueen was a designer driven by instinct and so single-minded that he routinely conducted five preliminary fittings for every fashion show.
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Even the salmon responded, driven by instincts known only to their own kind.
Writing in today's Observer, Clegg says that while his party's approach to tax is "about lowering, not increasing, tax bills for millions of hard-working families" the Conservatives are driven by instincts "that prevent them from asking anything more from the very wealthy, even as people on lower incomes feel the pinch".
The earthly ego, driven by instincts and desires, tends to be preoccupied with emotions.
Prison sadism is a natural thing driven by human instinct.
But if Lee's actions were sometimes driven by gut instinct, his head was more often the winner, particularly in international affairs.
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