Sentence examples for sudden instinct from inspiring English sources

England had never before appeared in a World Cup semifinal, and, almost by sudden instinct, the wise men and soothsayers of football stopped predicting and started holding their breath.

Finding Grant at the end of the day sitting under an oak tree in the darkness and smoking a cigar, Sherman felt, in his words, "some wise and sudden instinct not to mention retreat".

Then, I felt a sudden strong instinct to go back home.

The writing of "The Origin of Species," the play argues, derived from a sudden surge of competitive instinct on the part of its author.

When an agitated friend texts me bad news (a breakup, a layoff, a sudden rent increase), my instinct is to find a positive response to the predicament ("But you didn't even like him!" "Now you can finally go freelance!" "MOVE!").

The jazz players knew their musicianship deserved acclaim – yet it still felt too good to be true, and their delight at their sudden validation wrestles with an instinct to distrust.

It is among the surprises nestled within Ms. Bottigheimer's lush domain, a woodsy landscape that she has been designing for about 35 years, through instinct, hard labor and sudden inspiration.

Sudden movements can trigger the pouncing instinct.

But it makes the instinct that erupts in his sudden animal-like back arches all the more effective.

In particular, I understood by instinct what lay behind the sudden changes of direction that affected Rooney's paw as it made its uncertain journey around the moon of his head.

Over 40 years and 25 records and a dozen Grammys, she's followed her instincts, and, in the process, avoided sudden spikes and tumbles.