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It is typically used to describe a person's natural ability to be aggressive or decisive in achieving success, often in competitive situations. Example: "In the final moments of the game, her killer instinct kicked in, and she scored the winning goal."
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killer instinct
noun
The natural inclination to do whatever is necessary to succeed (including extreme violence)
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The killer instinct is missing.
It lacked the killer instinct.
"He had the killer instinct".
It is all about the killer instinct.
He's also got Chris's killer instinct.
No one doubted Mr Westerwelle's killer instinct.
So much for the killer instinct.
He had that hunger, that killer instinct.
"We have to have that killer instinct.
Does he lack a killer instinct?
'I have the killer instinct,' Moses said.
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