Sentence examples for rather involuntary from inspiring English sources

But if you didn't watch the ceremony itself, you may have missed his charming acceptance speech, which culminated in a rather involuntary "WOW".

They emerged from the "deep" communitarian perspective, and a recurrent theme is the importance of the fact that membership in the community is not chosen but rather involuntary.

It wasn't the kind of calculated, purposeful orgasm you reach when masturbating with purpose and intent, but rather that involuntary "oh fuck" that comes when you're unexpectedly turned on by something you'd never expect.

Most of these probably reduce voluntary rather than involuntary admissions.

The device operates with differing presentation of tissues resulting from variation in anatomy and demonstrates the ability to control or avoid penetration of tissue layers as required and to respond to intended rather than involuntary motion of the surgeon operator.

Because of the urges that precede them, tics are described as semi-voluntary or "unvoluntary", rather than specifically involuntary; they may be experienced as a voluntary, suppressible response to the unwanted premonitory urge.

Through a sustained reflection on Adam and Eve, Augustine came to understand that what was crucial in his experience was not the budding of sexual maturity but, rather, its unquiet, involuntary character.

They advocated focusing on the causes of poverty and the radical notion of poverty being involuntary, rather than the result of innate indolence.

The term thus carried within it the possibility of the expectant woman's deliberate ending of her pregnancy but in the context of these writings about barrenness it invariably meant involuntary rather than elective termination.

Rather, the impact of involuntary contact with the police was mediated by evaluations of the fairness of police actions and judgments about whether the police were acting lawfully.

But if we can get lost by mistake, like Columbus did, we can also do it on purpose; we can seek voluntary seclusion rather than succumbing to involuntary disorientation.