| 单词 | instinct |
| 例句 | “My instincts are definitely telling me to fly south for the winter,” said Brightbill. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I had not even the instincts of a mother cat I wanted to flee both Elsinore and the unknown fate of motherhood, though such escape seemed impossible, except by my death. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Some deep peregrine instinct told her this was where she belonged. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “I know it’s instinct and all. But still.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He had grown so used to the howling of the direwolves that he scarcely heard it anymore . . . but some part of him, some hunter's instinct, heard its absence. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Taylor’s instincts, honed during countless pageants when the one who claimed to be sweet was the one to put Nair in your shampoo, came crawling up her spine and into her cortex. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Adams’s partner in the dance was Abigail, whose political instincts rivaled Madison’s legendary skills and whose knowledge of her husband’s emotional makeup surpassed all competitors. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Fear glued me to the spot for long, agonizing seconds, then instinct made me jump aside at the last moment. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He believed that children, like little monkeys, were born with certain instincts of self-preservation, but that the instincts vanished because babies were kept cooped up in a crib. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “They didn’t like it when two or three people would be talking at once. That’s the producers’ natural instinct, to hype a scene by creating confusion. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d been moving on instinct so far, but now I needed to think things through carefully. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then, acting on an instinct which was strong even in Christ’s day, she picked a stone out of the gutter and threw it at Joanna. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Hunger was now the ruling instinct in the Labrador and it drove him out to forage in the early dawn. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He's a gentleman, and he fought a war with the Germans, and it's his instinct to offer generosity and friendship to a defeated foe. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Every instinct in Ekon’s body told him to run, but suddenly that felt impossible. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They seemed to possess some kind of instinct which told them several seconds in advance when a rocket was coming, although the rockets supposedly traveled faster than sound. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The instinct passed through me in the form of a word, a bold lyric, strong, declarative. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her natural instinct was to follow Vonetta, but this time she wouldn’t. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z In bed, she did not turn to him full of a raw wanting as she used to do, and when he reached for her, her first instinct was to roll away. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z On instinct, Mark sprinted to the other side of the gray wall, yet there was nothing there. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I thank her and Marge gives me a “No worries, love,” and my first instinct is to call Marv straightaway and tell him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z They were five enemies linked together by a mutual instinct of self-preservation. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “Your first instinct right now might be to log out and make a run for it,” Sorrento said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Maybe Byrd’s instincts are telling her that it’s okay for Frank to be here now? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The prosecutor’s office, following Terryl’s instinct, used wiretap evidence to secure a conviction. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The Party was trying to kill the sex instinct, or, if it could not be killed, then to distort it and dirty it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z His first instinct was to call it a snake, a name largely attributed to its thick serpentine body and dark brown scales. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I carried my head low by instinct, and I had the courage for only a short glance at him before I said quietly, “I’ve brought your stuff.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry thought he knew what was going on behind the mustache: a furious battle as two of Uncle Vernon’s most fundamental instincts came into conflict. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Now look, I don’t know if it was a manly instinct, a friendship instinct, or both, but the second I realized she was crying, I stood up to put my shoes on. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “Well, I do think of them as my children in most ways. I never could get over my mothering instincts — did Edward tell you I had lost a child?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z All my life those instincts had been instructing me in this single doctrine—that the odds are better if you rely only on yourself. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z If there be anything behind this instinct it will be valuable to trace it afterwards accurately, so I had better commence to do so, therefore— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z By instinct rather than will, I stayed alive. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The fact that my instinct is to wonder about these things is a tip-off that there may be cause for alarm. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I apologized by instinct to him for this mishap which discomforted only me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The spoken word is older than our species, and the instinct for language allows children to engage in articulate conversation years before they enter a schoolhouse. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Adams said that Washington had “the gift of taciturnity,” meaning he had an instinct for the eloquent silence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Their instinct was to confront rather than cooperate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I hope my instinct is right and I’m not getting anyone’s hopes up. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Lets himself linger over the facts about eagle instincts. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And, though her instinct was to turn and run, she was pleased to discover that her curiosity was stronger. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Soheil is a good guy, I think; I pray my instinct about him isn’t wrong. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It was a random shot, and yet the reporter's instinct was right. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It was certainty, born of some strange instinct. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Some instinct made her lift her hand and cup his cheek with her fingers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Stand near her, until, like those eagle instincts, her eyes would flutter open. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The Owner s first instinct was to chase after him, but then his eyes fell to the powder blue suitcase on the bed. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Like all his kind, however, the young dog hated and feared the wolf with some deep primeval instinct which must have had its origin in those mists of time when they shared a common ancestor. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Sanders began to work the pivot with a grace and instinct that was a pleasure to watch. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, evaluating basketball players is a very good example of what I’ve been talking about here—the necessity of understanding when to rely on our instincts and when not to. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Stonesnake seemed to know where to put his feet as if by instinct, but Jon needed to be more careful on the broken, uneven ground. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her instincts were urging her to move away from the ocean. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But when the pronoun isn’t alone, instinct goes down the drain, and grammar with it. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And a lot of them are so damaged that my natural instinct would be to protect them. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z My instinct was to be bold and uncatchable, but I enjoyed being sneaky too. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Use the power-up, my instinct says, but I push it down. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There’s a false beast that takes the form of instinct and harps on the pointlessness of everything that happens. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z For those who hopped the streetcar, the first instinct was to move to the back. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was the first call, and by instinct they both crouched motionless, counting four heartbeats until the second followed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost a good thing that he’d lost his sword, since his gut instinct would’ve been to slash at the heads, and a hydra simply grew two new ones for each one it lost. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “And I’d tell him to follow his instincts, which are good and nearly always right.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But by forcing you to verbalize that memory—to explain yourself—I separate you from those instincts. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Her instinct in the decades since the war has been to hide. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “All animals have instincts. They help you survive.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z My initial instincts, conjured up by my visit, seemed to have been correct: Dean O’Neill had graciously made time for me and heard me out, and then common sense had prevailed. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was badly hurt he had this instinct for solitude. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I held on by instinct and shouted “Hey!” to Estraven to slow him down, thinking he had speeded up on a smooth patch. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z No, she told herself, she’d merely followed her instincts, and her instincts did not make the kinds of distinctions having Japanese blood demanded. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The instinct to soothe, to make it better. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can tell you like him,” she said, eyebrows raised, as if this observation required some uniquely maternal instinct. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Then, out of pure instinct, I went for the eggs. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Every step deeper bewitched him further, and deeper he did go, from room to room as though guided by instinct, down secret stairs to a sublevel where dust lay thick on books undisturbed for years. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Moss’s instinct kicked in and his eyes darted down to the cop’s badge: TORRES. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It was as if he were afraid of his own dark instincts. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z You had to live— did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It’s the same instinct: rummaging in junk heaps, pawing through discards. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But a kind of homing instinct had led him to DNA. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I fought against my instinct to toss the flowers onto the floor. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Medill accused him of nurturing the city’s basest instincts but also called him “the most remarkable man that our city has ever produced.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was much colder in the Cursed Forest, and as if on instinct, the Witchlings pulled closer together. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He wanted to go up there, where instinct told him death awaited—not his own, but his natural enemies’. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Thankfully, Lana’s nursing instincts won out and she took the reins of the conversation. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z In truth, as Thomas silently watched the commotion, he didn’t feel nearly as panicked or frightened as his instincts told him he ought to be. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z At the same time he showed himself to be a peerless anatomist with instincts for reconstruction almost on a par with the great Cuvier in Paris. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But when Ricky grabbed Luke’s bad hand, trying to force his arm behind his back, instinct kicked in. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z His mind detached from his body as instinct took over, as a memory kicked in. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z An instinct toward his future glory had led him, some months before, to the small Lutheran college of St. Olaf in southern Minnesota. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Our food choices are not just dictated by instinct. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Charles had written about this very idea in his notebooks before the wedding—“Belief allied to instinct.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If animals existed in a world of instincts and senses beyond the conscious thoughts of the mind, what happened to people in their frantic worlds of noise and hectic rushing? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He had proved himself brilliantly under pressure, and he concluded the briefing with an inspiring peroration that every instinct told him was a masterful exhibition of eloquent tact and subtlety. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She saw grief-stricken children in desperate need, and every instinct within her impelled her to sweep them into her arms and nurture them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Without her young to inspire her, it would not take many days for the nurturing instinct to die. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I’m not trying to justify the sins of my youth by saying that I couldn’t control my instincts: nothing of the sort. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I lost that instinct a long time ago. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She’ll probably want to, once I show her how; as near as I can make out, most women, even young ones like her, like to cook: it’s an instinct. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z If he jumped off now, Seabiscuit, obedient to equine instinct to flee pain, would probably tear over the track, exacerbating his injury. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z By the following morning its natural instincts to mix with a flock and to talk were beginning to return. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re off, pal,” Finny would call out, and acting against every instinct of my nature, I went without a thought of protest. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The instincts of the military wife were beginning to assert themselves, the old efficiency of stealing away from temporary homes and entering the bloodstream of highways heading to new quarters. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have human instincts — they may be buried deep, but they’re there.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z If my instincts serve me well, they probably also let it slip that we know you didn’t kill the man from Edgar Street. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Go straight. I’ll tell you the route,” she said, guided by her instincts for seeing what was invisible. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama had understood that there was a chance they wouldn’t both make it out of the Night Zoo, so she’d followed a maternal instinct and told Koffi to climb the wall first. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She had, I thought, a remarkable countenance, instinct both with power and goodness. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Didn’t he say that it’s our culture which allows us to believe that violence is an aberration, and that the primitive warfare we choose to ignore is a manifestation of nature, biology, and instinct? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z An ancient peregrine instinct was finally guiding her—do not feed the fledglings. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Every instinct of the ghetto jungle streets, every hustling fox and criminal wolf instinct in me, which would have scoffed at and rejected anything else, was struck numb. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Boots scratched at the floor with his muffled front paws, as instinct directed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Your body’s instincts will take over, and force you to breathe.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I reach into my pocket, an instinct to grab the phone that isn’t there. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It was just gut instinct and a touch of enchantment. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z And up there, his instincts told him, that was what happened. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z We would fall off one edge or the other, depending entirely upon his decision, or his instincts. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Look, we wouldn’t have risked coming here if we didn’t trust Annabeth’s instincts. A Roman leader returning the most important Greek statue to Camp Half-Blood—she knows that could prevent a war.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I have to admit, my instinct was to flinch but I caught myself. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Active, small, and indomitable like Úrsula, and almost as pretty and provocative as Remedios the Beauty, she was endowed with a rare instinct for anticipating fashion. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I rely purely on instinct, knowing that this kind of instinct comes from somewhere other than me, somewhere other than this body. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z But what would happen if we took our instincts seriously? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z In our six years together, he hadn’t once doubted my instincts or my capabilities. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Each time I glanced at him, I felt that old instinct at work in me, tensing my muscles, preparing me to take flight. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z That was the bulletin from the front; instinct told him that it was bad news that was coming. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z My first instinct had been to put the card back and tell her to draw another one. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The tough guy with all the battle instincts? The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I’d never been in a fight before, had never learned how to fight, but I had this instinct that told me to get in close. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She had not put on the extra layer of fat birds need before instinct tells them they are ready to go. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She was tall and well endowed, of a rather helpless and tearful temperament that roused men’s ancestral instinct for protection. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Gethenians do not share their earth as Terrans do with those older societies, those innumerable cities of little sexless workers possessing no instinct but that of obedience to the group, the whole. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Scientists at work have the look of creatures following genetic instructions; they seem to be under the influence of a deeply placed human instinct. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Since they don’t have any kind of survival instinct it’s no big deal for them to eventually pull themselves free of such an entanglement, ripping off great big swatches of themselves to do so. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “You have to follow your instinct. Listen to the voice inside.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z So when I got to it, I took the right and tried to get my instinct to take me to where they had just been. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Don’t we all have the right moral instincts? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My first instinct to prove that Fig was sick was to consult an expert. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z His instincts would have told him togo straight ahead, but a footpath sign pointed to the right. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Mark whipped his log around, forgetting all control and just handing himself over to instinct and adrenaline. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As he speaks, I feel suspicion toward Nita building inside me, but I don’t know where it comes from—the gut instinct I usually trust, or my jealousy. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Annabeth knew she should say something, but her instincts told her to hide, to avoid doing anything that would draw the god’s attention. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Sergeant Prothero followed his instincts and ran out after the robbers. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Every creature had a basic instinct for survival, but for that poor critter, there was no getting away. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z So they listened to a budding male instinct that told them to pretend we were unworthy of their attention. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z When my mother died and was cremated herself, we worried that, acting on instinct, our father might run out and immediately replace her. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Cautiously she began to climb, peering forward, ignoring the instruments and flying by sight and by instinct. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She listened to what the doctors recommended, but on many occasions she ignored their guidance and relied on a combination of maternal instinct and common sense. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Pax’s every instinct urged him to run from the menacing scent, but he would not leave without Gray. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Swallowing seems to be a reflex, an instinct not requiring thought, and I am glad of that. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to have to pull out my gun, but the second that creep got too close to Alyssa, it’s like some protective instinct kicked in. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Her first instinct was to think this was another layer of treachery. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z With the instinct for ordeal that characterized the age, scientists set off for more than a hundred locations around the globe–to Siberia, China, South Africa, Indonesia, and the woods of Wisconsin, among many others. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z You may have noticed that I called the Dijksterhuis study a “partial answer” to the question of when to draw on our instincts and when to rely on conscious analysis. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Their parental instincts are at their height, and they defend their offspring with strikes and slicing talons. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Working more on instinct than reason, I reached out and grabbed her arm, holding her in place. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He’d struck too low, and even in my terror I understood that he would always strike too low: he fought by instinct, blind mechanism ages old. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “See, you’re going against natural instinct. We were meant to eat meat.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But he must have a remarkable memory or reliable instincts, because he leads us up through a maze of twisting staircases and increasingly narrow halls. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I was sorely tempted to ditch the rest of the day, at the very least Gym, but a warning instinct stopped me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There was an instinct at work in me, a learned intuition. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And though I tread with care, I think my instinct was right about its triggering other pods. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Still, some instinct told her Festus was her best chance, if only she could figure out how to convince her captors to let her get close enough... The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But the new High group, unlike all its forerunners, did not act upon instinct but knew what was needed to safeguard its position. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He stumbled ahead through instinct in burning humiliation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Our instinct is to eat as much as we can, in case we can’t find food tomorrow. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Some instinct is drawing them down the road.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “You want to protect those of your own species. It’s a natural instinct.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Before, Mia had taken photographs by feel, relying on instinct to tell her what was right and what was wrong. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He stumbled over one of the bulging roots, and out of habit, instinct, I reached for him and caught him. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He had been riding on instinct, reflex, but now his heart caught in his throat: I am too late. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I reach for him, on instinct, even though I cannot really touch him. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the lack of such biological instincts, during the foraging era, hundreds of strangers were able to cooperate thanks to their shared myths. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing strange, but I couldn’t deny the gut instinct that told me something bad was coming. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Some dormant instinct tells me to smile, run my hand through my hair. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But a deeper instinct reminded him that Runt was defenseless in the burrow. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I led Diego to the bed, and we eased under my sheets, letting instinct and hormones take control. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z My instinct is to close my eyes, but I force myself to keep them open. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z My instincts automatically examined the reasons, the motives, of anyone who did anything they didn’t have to do for me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the dawn woke the instinct in the dim memory of the blood when horses had been as wild as the deer and at sunrise went into the trees and thickets to hide. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The world was spinning around me, so maybe the alcohol in my blood would prevent my survival instinct from kicking in, and I could drown peacefully without all that unnecessary flailing and screaming. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z His instinct was to hit back, and hit hard. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z My first instinct is to jump out of the car to shout and wave like a deranged island castaway, but before I can give in to the impulse, the plane is gone. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Belief was not about reason, he concluded: “Belief allied to instinct.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a complicated brain and there were things going on back there from time to time that he only dimly understood, so he relied on his instincts, but he was learning all the time. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He convinced her that she was “too pure” for his base “animal instincts.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt myself struggling to awake to some call of my instincts; nay, my very soul was struggling, and my half-remembered sensibilities were striving to answer the call. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The stranger’s face had a pained expression of stupor and he seemed to be battling silently against his primary instincts so as not to break up the mirage. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Trusting his instincts, he knew he’d been moving for roughly half an hour. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The first time it happened, my brother didn’t understand what the cow was up to, but he is smart, he knows that sometimes cows can have a sense of danger, an instinct. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a primitive instinct, a drive, a need to find family no matter how far. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I felt jumpy, like the instinct to be a scared little animal was now a part of me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z They thought that their instincts were a much better guide to that question. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z This instinct probably developed to protect the developing fetus against even the mild toxins found in foods like broccoli. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z If you’re an entrepreneur gambling on a new product, how do you weigh the intelligence you get from rational analysis of the existing marketplace against your own instincts about the potential of your new idea? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I quench my instinct to clean it up. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I let go of my grandfather’s body and stood up, every nerve ending tingling with an instinct I didn’t know I had. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Although my instinct is to run directly away from it, I realize Finnick is moving at a diagonal down the hill. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The theory was that men, whose sex instincts were less controllable than those of women, were in greater danger of being corrupted by the filth they handled. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z As though time has slowed, I bring my knees up to my chest and open my hands, drawing the splendor to me like an instinct. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I had an instinct for business, but at the time I knew nothing about music, which was odd for someone running a music-pirating business. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His mind swirls back over the day, over Ms. Dale’s ideas about instincts and flight, and the way that Ms. Dale tells Daniel and him about their world. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Amazingly, given the moose’s lack of cunning and peculiarly blunted survival instincts, it is one of the longest-surviving creatures in North America. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence acknowledged the presence of some obstacle, but instinct told him they were nowhere near the relativistic limit. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z If the birds of the North are born with a migratory instinct fused into the albumen of eggs, then the military families of America develop the same instinct out of necessity. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I quite disagree, respectfully, of course. I see many who act on instinct, which I believe is wrong. Through instinct we succumb to weakness and emotion. Careful thought and planning, mental construction, is always best.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “I’ll appeal to his baser instincts, of which he has plenty. Here he comes now. Everybody keep quiet while I put the matter up to him!” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z My instincts kick in, and my eyes relax, taking in the whole display of code before me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Theresa has a real instinct for what Natalie will find fascinating. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z By the animal instinct that is awakened in us we are led and protected. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Her first instinct was to blame the new field. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Leo had a sudden instinct to hide the instrument and keep it for himself. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I knew by some instinct before I saw it what was going to happen next. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The penetrating call touched Frightful’s survival instinct, and she flew off the eggs. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The guy is surrounded by other people his age, all pulsing against each other, and my initial instinct is to yell, “Somebody help!” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z If my instinct is wrong, and he has only been gaining my trust to bust me, then he can drag me away anytime he wants to. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Every instinct in his body told him to run or, at the very least, to distance himself from them, but he found he couldn’t move. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He pulled out a burnet leaf and ate it slowly, concealing his fear as best he could; for all his instincts were warning him of the dangers in the unknown country beyond the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It cut into Tally’s ears like a vibrasaw striking metal, and every muscle in her body fought to get free of the handcuffs, her instincts demanding that she cover her ears. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z They trust me, and they’ve forgotten how to rely on their own instincts, because I lead them to nourishment. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She feared them for their devious ways, she mistrusted their instincts. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Although every instinct screamed at me to flee, I lifted my hands in the air. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There’s a line, “instincts don’t rule out learning.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z One of the questions that I’ve been asked over and over again since Blink came out is, When should we trust our instincts, and when should we consciously think things through? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He would walk along groping in the air, although he passed between objects with an inexplicable fluidity, as if he were endowed with some instinct of direction based on an immediate prescience. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He has moist red lips; pale, almost translucent cheeks like fillets of raw sole; and an instinct for correctness that rarely fails him. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Even in Paris, I could not shake the old ways, the instinct to watch my back at every pass, and always be ready to go. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Parents who spent their days designing, building, fixing, and operating machines of transportation signed their sons up and gave free rein to their own tinkering instincts. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z His instincts told him that if he could make it inside that door, he might find safety for the first time since the wolves had sent him south. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Traveling by instinct, they would simply go west by the most direct route—straight across country, over the Ironmouth Range.” The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Some instinct warned me to listen to Annabeth, but I was fighting the sleepy feeling, the comfortable lull that came from the food and the old lady’s voice. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Her instincts were tugging on her in a way she had never experienced before. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I'm not sure what I'm supposed to say; my second instinct is to feel bad for her. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “And who would have helped Peach? You have good instincts, Comfort Snowberger.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But her judgment pulled rank on instinct, and she went with him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She was rapidly losing her courage, wondering if her instincts were wrong, but she forced herself to speak. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z My third instinct is to hope—hope that this is some kind of turning point, or that her crying is some kind of sign that things will change. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I figured their instinct would be to get in my face. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z But I do trust my instincts; I pray those instincts are right. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z With a child's instinct, I knew the man was safe, for occasionally, strangers my grandfather had met on his travels came for a visit and wandered over to our property. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But instead he is startled today by the picnic, and his cautious instincts drive him deeper into the jungle, where he finds a mate and lives through the year. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And to make matters worse, bears have an instinct that drives them to attack when a creature runs away, especially if the creature running away is a mysterious, sparkling monster. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “The only thing I considered wrong was what I got caught doing wrong. I had a jungle mind, I was living in a jungle, and everything I did was done by instinct to survive.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Following the same instinct that had prompted me to lie to Mike, I called Jessica on the pretense of wishing her luck at the dance. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z An instinct warned me that something was wrong, but I could not make out what it was. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As I go along, carefully resetting each snare, I know I can never quite replicate his eye for balance, his instinct for where the prey will cross the path. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She gave me the ruthless instinct and speed that make me the best student Blackcliff has seen in two decades. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He pushes through the door, and as much as my big sister instincts want to stop him, he moves with such intent, I just watch to see what he’ll do, quietly shadowing him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Dr. Trefusis and myself both lacked the instinct for subterfuge; and so we both worked uneasily with flaps or pockets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “My first instinct is to push you until you break, just to see how hard I have to press,” he says, his fingers squeezing at the word “break.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z By instinct or by study, he had an exceptionally firm grasp of the human imagination and how to appeal to it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Humans, like chimps, have social instincts that enabled our ancestors to form friendships and hierarchies, and to hunt or fight together. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a story about science, primitive instinct, and culture and sociology, and the tension between the need to stay connected and the risks of being entranced by their siren call. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It honed his instinct and forced him to trust himself. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And then every one of his animal instincts kicked in. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Home lay to the west, his instinct told him; but he could not leave the other two—so somehow he must take them with him, all the way. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Huge amounts of sweets and fats fool our instincts and we wind up eating much more than we should. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The producers at Channel 3, as it turned out, had good instincts. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Perrington finished with a broad smile that made her instincts tell her to run and run and never look back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Houseman admired the “innate dramatic instinct” Welles brought to each show. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z People cart it away, stuff it into their houses: the nesting instinct. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z My gut instinct is to decline, but I don’t. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She was pulling from a gut instinct she didn’t know she had. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Once he was no longer being coerced, his instincts bubbled back to the surface. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby played this form of chess at Nigro’s insistence and wasn’t particularly good at it, but it did quicken his appraisal of the position at hand and forced him to trust his instincts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was a young museum, eager to build a world-class collection, and the kouros was such an extraordinary find that its experts were blinded to their instincts. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Being trapped in a tiny cage with six other birds goes against every natural instinct of a chicken. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Humans and chimpanzees and meerkats and stingrays can read body language by instinct without having to learn it. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, on the instructor’s order, I remember overcoming my every instinct for selfpreservation and pulling off the mask. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Where were those spellbinding speaking talents and uncanny political instinct being put to use? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He still believed his original instinct was correct, that Howard was in Indianapolis or somewhere nearby. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Will Hamilton from instinct and training in business had become a fine reader of the less profound impulses of men and women. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The moment the first wolf leapt at her, Taisin acted entirely out of instinct, driven by panic. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Pax would stay beside the road and ignore all temptations, including the strong urge he felt to head south, the direction his instinct told him would lead him back to his home. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He could relate to the instinct to run away. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But if it’s okay for Byrd to listen to her instincts, then maybe Axel should listen to his own? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “This is all very, very strange. My journalist’s instincts say there’s something going on.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z In that fateful moment, as the terrifying shape seemed to fly through the air toward him, all Julius’s determination to die without resisting was overwhelmed by his instinct to save himself. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Isaac because he always knew by a sort of navigational instinct where Edmond was and what he was thinking, in case it wasn’t totally obvious anyway just by looking at us. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But now that I was back in camp and it was the awful business as usual, my old instinct to survive kicked in again. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Johnson had an unerring instinct for political betrayal and knew something was going on. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Maybe her instincts are saying that things are “better”? Whatever that means. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My first instinct would be to yell at them, quickly followed by punching them. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z As human beings, we are capable of extraordinary leaps of insight and instinct. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Either instinct or the barking of the dogs had alerted Clara and the servants, who were waiting in the doorway with all the lights blazing. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It took all Nathan’s nerve and many deep breaths to calm his instincts to squish the spider that was crawling up his leg. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was instinct to pull back, to let go before I felt him let go first, but he didn’t allow me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Both relied on a complex blend of statistics and instinct to crack puzzles. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Like all good shooters, the pattern of Bull’s shooting did not deviate; in fact it was unconscious, buried in instinct, and rooted in long hours of boyhood practice. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Our instinct doesn’t realize that in modern times there are always sweet foods available to us. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He likes to hunt— some killer instinct left over from his ancestors who ran around in loincloths in the Congo. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s only soon after that I understand exactly why my first instinct is to begrudge her this happiness. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z "Our new brother has succeeded by instinct where for two years your 'science' has failed, and now all you can offer is destructive criticism." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ring may have aspired, through ancient myth, to explain and explore basic human instincts, yet it was still, by and large, a series of oversized operas. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z When she whipped her silver mare on her right flank the mare went left, for a horse’s first instinct is to flee from danger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So the squirrel does what a squirrel’s instincts tell it to do in the bull’s-eye focus of a dog like Ray; it leaps. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He knew that Elizebeth’s instincts were the finest in the business. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The flight instinct conflicts with their mother’s training—they must stay by the den, where she can find them. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Gradually he moved faster, trying to imagine a whale migrating thousands of miles, being led by instinct. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But instinct told him that he needed rest and food first. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Even though they might be eaten, they had to obey the instinct that made them seek out the darkest place, on the far side of the light—and in this case it was an illusion. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She talked about flight and instincts and power. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “You’d be a piece of cake. You don’t have the killer instinct.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z These can’t both be true: kings don’t take orders, so instinct cannot be a king and be directed by the intellect. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I don’t even want to win, but I think there’s this survival instinct inside all of us that clicks on when we see other people failing. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z An instinct for self-preservation told me to run, and I was running. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “In a few seconds, I will inject Tris with this liquid. At that point, I trust, your selfless instincts will take over and you will tell me exactly what I need to know.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “She doesn’t know what’s ahead of her or why she’s fighting. It’s just...instinct, Will. Her instinct is to fight. To live.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The only thing I have is my instinct, which tells me that in this matter, at least, Cain wasn’t lying. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Rishi held his arms open, and Dimple, giving in to peer pressure in spite of every instinct screaming at her not to, leaped into his arms. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Lillian, who had her strategies and moved from one to another with instinct her only guide, ignored her husband’s grievance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But his instincts had failed him in the new set of circumstances presented by the murder. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z There's only so much time a day that you can spend being terrified of something before your instinct to feel natural human emotions would kick in. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Just get there, I tell myself, but then it’s another instinct that takes control. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Her instinct was to focus on the dagger or the torch, but instead she concentrated on the statue’s base. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Sir,” he added, instinct getting the best of him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z His immediate instinct was to retaliate against the North Vietnamese, but he held back. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Joe had never heard a tone of weakness in her before and his instinct told him it was time to move in. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I look behind us, by instinct, as if the army was just waiting there for us to move on. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z But the same instinct that urged me to escape the Mask in the first place drives me to my feet. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I tightened my grip on the horn, making a decision, based on another kind of instinct, not to surrender my hold. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They swarmed into the house, furiously cleaning the kitchen, preparing meals, and taking phone calls with the efficiency born of experience and instinct. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m also interested in those moments when our instincts betray us. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z His instincts told him to stop singing and to look for whatever it was that had made that loud sound. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Married women were not allowed to teach in those days, hence most of the teachers were women made neurotic by starved love instincts. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lyra,” said Tialys, “against every instinct, we’ll go with you. I was angry with you a minute ago. But you make it hard...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z With his four feet in touch with the ground, he could smell better, and his instincts and reflexes came back to him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Mark’s instinct is to turn and run in the opposite direction, but he’s ashamed of himself when Trina opens her mouth and shows how brave she is. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z My first instinct was to duck into the bushes. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Only, it isn’t his song, his cry, his instinct, that brings Ray back to them. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It’s a strange thing to feel my instincts and Dauntless training kick in. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Unaware of the commotion in the courtyard, she was led by instinct directly to the corner where the cage had been set down. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I trusted my instincts, but they gave false alarms every now and again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "So you found this thing in your suitcase, and your first instinct was to put it in your mouth?" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z On the floor of his mother’s bedroom, as the aggrieved thirteen- year-old struggled to contain his fear, Shin’s camp-bred instincts took over: he had to tell a guard. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Nesting instincts. Here’s the nest. And here’s where the baby goes.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But something big, instinct said, you spilled to nobody. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Your instincts and muscle memory’ll tell you the right distance and direction.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Before they could demur, which was clearly their instinct, we thanked them profusely and climbed into the back seat. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Not that he made a conscious decision to do that...He got back to school from Martel’s, hopped in his car, and let his instincts lead. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I’m caught, for a moment, between going against my every instinct and knocking on that door, and turning away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z My instinct doesn’t care that it’s a photograph being shown on TV. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Silly was like an animal, with perfect animal instincts about where to go and how to move gracefully. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I developed an instinct, a feel, for what to do. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Every instinct and all his experience told him this was his prey. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z There was a flash of annoyance in my mother’s eyes — even though she instantly tried to hide it, her instinct was to tell me I was asking a stupid question. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Undeniably the instinct to support the arts went - and still goes - hand in hand with a desire to reach out to larger numbers of people, but the two aims were often contradictory. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “I’m going to ignore my instincts here and take you with me. But only if—” “I’ll listen to the rules in the car,” I said. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Both my conscience and my instincts were telling me to make a break for it, just take off and run like hell and never stop. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On a sudden instinct he dived to one side as the owl pounced. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I was just, you know, following my instincts,” Fred said modestly. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And yet— on the other hand—what was love if it wasn’t the instinct she felt to be on the moss inside the cedar tree with this boy she had always known? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z His instinct was telling him one thing, his brain quite another. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I suspect that the distinction between a maternal and a paternal instinct is scarcely worth making; the parental instinct, the wish to protect, to further, is not a sex-linked characteristic…. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Moss wanted to trust his instincts, but that was the problem with his cynicism. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I shut everything down except the instinct to score. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He hadn’t expected me to answer, maybe had given me up for dead already and was calling now out of some reflexive grief instinct that he couldn’t switch off. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He had followed his instincts and his training and had killed as a tiger must kill when he is hungry and furious. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Faro, following the instinct of all dogs, sat down and chewed on the cord. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z But the instinct for self-preservation is not so compelling an instinct as one might think. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was animal instinct, learned in a world where violence was always lurking and waiting to erupt. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The instincts of self-preservation, of self- defense, of pride, had all deserted us. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, as humans we can and sometimes should learn to rise above our instincts. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Her instincts twitched as they passed the path down to her old dorm. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z My instinct was to kiss her, but I stopped myself. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z To a certain temperament the situation might have seemed intriguing--my own instinct was to telephone immediately for the police. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Moss’s body wouldn’t move at first, but when he saw the reporters scurrying in his direction, his instinct kicked in. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I haven’t been on the track today. I guess when you’re hurt your first instinct’s to hurt back. I’m not much of a lady, Aunty, but you are.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Bull, pacing in front of Virgil’s desk, brought a restlessness and a fever to command, a yeoman’s rigidity, and a genius for inspiration, whereas Virgil had the natural instincts of a general. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Not merely the love of one person, but the animal instinct, the simple undifferentiated desire: that was the force that would tear the Party to pieces. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I guess it’s just an instinct, a reaction. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “I should have thought your instincts as a woman if nothing else would have told you that.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everyone is born with instincts,” Ms. Dale says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But he wasn’t sure if the same instinct was still there. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then again, my mom and Aimee had always told me to listen to my instincts and set my own limits. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It was compiled during the depression by the best writers in America, who were, if that is possible, more depressed than any other group while maintaining their inalienable instinct for eating. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good eye and good instincts. See this one here?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “El Patron had an instinct for people he could enslave,” said Tam Lin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A promise based on nothing but a gut instinct. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z My first instinct was to deny it, then just to laugh. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt emboldened to follow my instincts again, surrounded by people who had my back. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He was strong and getting stronger, and his instincts were sound. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Every one of the rabbits was seized by the instinct to run, to go underground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She would trust her own instincts, which she now knew to be right, and develop a shell so hard that nothing could pierce it, not even being deserted by Salvador. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Tommy took a few strides after them—it was hard to say whether his instinct was to give angry chase or if he was panicked at being left behind. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Tagoe nods, his head jerking to the right, like his body is betraying his instinct to follow me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Soon we are told that war reaches into a place where emotion is paramount, where instinct is king. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A week later, Dad talked Mother into letting him see whether new babies were born with a natural instinct to swim. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He obeyed an instinct that he did not know he possessed and swerved over the open space so that the spears went wide. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It followed me until my instincts got the better of me and I slipped into a side alley quick as a fish. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My first instinct is to hide in the bathroom, but then I’d definitely fail. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z As a matter of instinct, Shin was reluctant to ask for anything. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z By the time the two of them finished trimming it — their tree-trimming instincts having languished for so many Christmases — hardly a pine needle could be seen under the tinsel and balls and whatnot. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Clausewitz’s central thesis, that war was a continuation of diplomacy by other means, dovetailed with my own instincts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "You don't have the killer instinct, Alfred, the coldness to beat a man into the ground when you sense his weakness. I'm not sure I'd want you to have it." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z But two sentences later we’re told that the instinct to hunt and kill is directed by the intellect. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z When I drop the seeds in, I count them out, unable to feel, on instinct, how many are in my hands. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z While his first instinct was to blame Hamilton for the whole sorry mess, Washington’s speech justifying the action could not be so easily dismissed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I have to fight all my instincts, which tell me to reach out and take her hand. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I felt the urge to run rise up deep from my bones; it was instinct now. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The prospect of coaching a child as bright as this appealed enormously to her professional instinct as a teacher. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z His instincts told him to turn and run, but before he did, a teenage boy with a green armband, who had been standing off to the side, closed the door behind him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Since they had moved to Ravenel, Lillian had charted his moods like a cartographer, and her instinct for defusing his temper before it erupted told her this was a day for caution. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex pulls him in by the shoulder on instinct, the door shutting behind him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She relieves herself in the sixth-floor toilet and checks her instinct to flush, knowing the toilet will not refill, and double-checks the air to make sure it does not feel warm before continuing. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Janza was too strong and too fast, all instinct, sensing a kill. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And even when he didn’t, he could tell which one of us would have the pitch-perfect instinct for that moment to advise. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Today's world is too foul a place for fine and noble instincts. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Leaving Toby right now meant going against every instinct he had. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z My instinct was to rush outside and help him back into the warm house, but I fought it, knowing it would be just another blow to his dignity. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Your mother is just practicing her nesting instincts,” he said. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z For a girl like her, whose first instinct is always to fix a situation, the “nothing at all” choice isn’t easy. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But if he did, and my instincts tell me he did, what for? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Then I followed my instincts, crossed the small space between us, and put my arms around her. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Once,” Ben answered in a lie that had been born out of a pure adolescent instinct. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But the woman had no instinct for danger and he had to pull her down again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Slowly, occasionally stopping at an area that his instincts told him was a likely exit from or entrance into the trees, he probed with the glasses along the pines bordering each lake. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Pipkin and Blackberry were waking, more at the stamping than the voice, which was thin and novel, not striking through their sleep to any deep instinct. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The yellow fox was more skilled, but Pax’s fighting was fueled by an instinct to protect. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Some instinct took over his actions and without saying anything he turned away from Alby and walked to a nearby tree, where he plopped down to sit with his back against the rough bark. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Trust your compass because you can’t trust your instincts in the dark or the fog. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z A Party member is required to have not only the right opinions, but the right instincts. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In an instant the rabbits were running in all directions through the bean rows, each one tearing by instinct toward holes that were not there. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They had played a similar trick with the instinct of parenthood. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z With the unerring instinct of children, I had surmised what my parents wanted from me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z That doubt had almost been his undoing at Hellgate, where instinct was everything. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Sam, waking suddenly by some instinct of watchfulness, saw first his master’s empty bed and leapt to his feet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Indeed, the maids had been perfectly satisfactory employees and - I may as well say this since the Jewish issue has become so sensitive of late - my every instinct opposed the idea of their dismissal. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Though his instincts told him not to, Thomas followed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The pendulum having failed, she went out to look for her by carriage, hoping that her instinct would guide her in her search, but that method also was unsuccessful. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As befit the man who had challenged Ernest Rutherford’s disparagement of atomic power as “moonshine” back in 1933, Ernest Lawrence’s first instinct was to take the news of fission as vindication. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In the same way, our built-in instincts tell us to eat lots of sugar and fat. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z My instinct was to strike it in disgust; to stamp it out; but of course, I stayed my hand. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Listening to their plans, Ashima had felt a moment’s panic, a protective instinct, wanting to retract her offer, wanting the house to remain as it’s always been, as her husband had last seen it. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When she laid the whip across Dragon’s right side he veered right, for a dragon’s first instinct is always to attack. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My instinct was to hold him tight and make the torture go away. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I trust their sense of direction because their instincts are sharper than mine. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The feat awoke a deep instinct in Frightful. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Back then, he had fought those instincts and calmly raised his arms, as he had read to do, making himself look larger. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Maybe he’d divined in me—correctly—this cowardice, this hideous pack instinct which would enable me to fall into step without question. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He was at the Oriole Street dead end, but his instincts said no, not the street, too much open space. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And almost as an instinct, we both went to her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z One undiluted instinct coursed through the anxious muddle in my brain: Run. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z More precisely, they hear Kenna and their instinct is that he is the kind of artist whom other people—the mass audience of music buyers—are going to like. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Sky lizards are already scurrying into holes inside the trunks, guided by some instinct they’ve known from a millennium of eight-hour wind cycles. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He wrote it to tell Lyell that he felt his first instinct had been right: He should not publish anything now. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The days when you could act'out of your noble instincts are over. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was his instinct for survival—the dinner was at the Horners’ house. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But a decade of ruthlessly honed instinct rebels at such passivity. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Thinking back on my visit with Van Riper, I wish that he could have shared his gut instinct about Iraq with the rest of America as well. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z My instinct was to comfort him; his pain seemed so sincere. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I do have instincts. They help me survive also.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She had a good instinct for people too. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Joe’s mind worked quickly, not with reason but with experience and instinct. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Pax had been born with that same instinct as well, but distrust is no match for kindness administered consistently and unmeasured, especially in creatures new to the world. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Some deep instinct made me reach out and grab his arm, hold it tightly as if I could keep him right where he was, alive and sound. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Their very instinct was numbed in this terrible glare. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My instinct was to say yes, as if, on some deep level, I too wanted to protect Baba’s secret. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I swallow my usual instinct to be sarcastic. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Driven by instinct and fright, Yossel and I ran, splitting off in different directions, barely escaping the shots. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I had a ghetto instinct; for instance, I could feel if tension was beyond normal in a ghetto audience. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss had always heard a lot about the fight-or-flight instinct, but he had never experienced it; his mind had always channeled fear into stillness. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The desire to eat meat may be an instinct, something that is in our genes. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He was looking for validation of his instinct that this was a “dangerously optimistic” view. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A long silence filled the space between them before instinct took over and Ekon closed the gap between them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Gut instinct tells me I should keep my pending job opportunity to myself. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Madness. You children have no self-preservation instincts at all. It’s a wonder any of you are still breathing.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In Trip’s half-made bed, in Trip’s room with yesterday’s shirt on the floor, with the lights off and the shade half closed, striping both their bodies with sunlight, she let instinct take over. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Instinct, it’s called instinct. Still, answer the question, any regrets now?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “It would also explain the behavior we saw last night. And their tendency, more and more common, to join up into a horde, as they clearly have in Baltimore County. It’s instinct.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Hazel took a deep breath and was about to step forward when some primal instinct made her turn her head to the left. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z But after a few days’ close contact with the pestilence, Knox found that his warrior instinct had abandoned him. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “I mean, you did come here of your own free will. That’s not what I call a good survival instinct.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Their instinct. Sure, he’s cowering—for now. Even he doesn’t know he’s about to explode. You’re not seeing the situation for what it is. You feel sorry for him.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was taller than the others, and all her instincts screamed at her to run as he drew closer. don’t know what you are, she reminded herself. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I could see her hesitate, her caution and repugnance struggling against instincts of common decency. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z To his credit, Jefferson’s first instinct was to accept the invitation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z A few weeks later, the thinkers were least happy, and those who had gone with their gut instinct were the happiest. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z One of the secrets of the universe was that our instincts were sometimes stronger than our minds. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z But when the wires were fastened to her own neural connectors, and the probes reached into her heartbeat and instinct, that's when she opened her mouth. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Animals seem to have an instinct for performing death alone, hidden. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z By an effort of courage against all instinct, Hazel forced himself forward into the gap, with Fiver following. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of instinct, she shot a quick look at Moody in the next seat—the closest they’d come to a conversation in weeks. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The handful of millennia separating the Agricultural Revolution from the appearance of cities, kingdoms and empires was not enough time to allow an instinct for mass cooperation to evolve. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z With man’s instinct to capture anything running, flying, swimming or crawling, they gave chase, throwing their ragged caps at it in advance of their coming. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't know why I didn't listen to my instincts. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Richardson had planned out this beginning and trusted her instincts to lead the conversation in the direction she wanted it to go. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At the same time, my bounty hunter instincts kick in—screenshot, record a screenshot. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Just am. I’ve got a good instinct for what people can do—demigods, anyway. Hecate wouldn’t have picked you if she didn’t believe you had power.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Her survival instincts are incredible, her dances with fire always fun to watch. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He took one look at Smith and instincts rang in his head. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally, when the gambling instinct got the better of him, he’d try to turn around and administer one swift disciplinary stroke, and then turn back again in time to smile before the camera went off. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Old instinct made him reach for his chest, where once he’d kept his fingerbones in a little sack on a leather thong. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z No peregrine instincts told Frightful how to get the fledglings on wing. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “It’s his instinct, Princess. But don’t fear. His claws will be seen to.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Once I knew by instinct what they would like. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t love that apparatus the way I loved all the others, and at first my instinct was to avoid it. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The part of me that is made of raw instinct stirs, wanting desperately to close that distance between us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Every instinct told him to run out of school, hot-wire the El Camino, and chase them across the entire state of North Carolina if he had to. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Her first instinct was to pounce on the owl, but she instantly thought better of that. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled up just short of the threshold of the Maze, his instincts forcing him to think twice about entering. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Stanton wrote in her autobiography, “but continued to use my ‘mother’s instinct,’ if ‘reason’ is too dignified a term to apply to woman’s thoughts.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I know it’s nothing to you now, but I was from a place—America— where cruelty toward humans who loved as their deepest instincts instructed was a kind of law. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z However, like the social instincts of chimps, those of humans were adapted only for small intimate groups. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z As Ms. Dale would say, listen to those instincts. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I hope she's able to enjoy it because as misguided as Effie can be, she has a very keen instinct about certain things and must at least suspect we're in trouble. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z That night Jorge, with his instinct for weakness, pounced on Matt again. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I think I got to Camillo Junior High only by instinct. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The ultimate explanation of Lawrence’s error came, perhaps inevitably, from Rutherford, who demonstrated once again the potency of his theoretical instincts when they were yoked to the experimental precision of the Cavendish. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z His instincts kept telling him that Holmes had killed Howard in Indianapolis. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Annabeth didn’t feel particularly witty or courageous, but her instincts told her to take the initiative, or this would be a very short conversation. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z My instincts told me to run like hell, but I worried that maybe she needed help. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z By instinct now, it responded to the slanting wing, the dark, enlarging speck, growing each moment, lowering, and coming toward Ben and his family, whose very destinies were fastened to the humming frames of jets. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His instinct was to go in all guns blazing, but training took over. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I'm just going to have to trust that whatever instinct sent me to find him was a good one. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Telling the difference between instincts and learning isn’t all that easy—especially when it comes to learning how to navigate secrets and lies. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But instinct, overwhelming instinct, told him that this was not Dark Magic. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “That bird had some bad instincts, jumping out the tree like that,” Rufus says. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Dr. Van Helsing is sleeping, Poor dear, he looks very tired and old and grey, but his mouth is set as firmly as a conqueror’s; even in his sleep he is instinct with resolution. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Nothing would be moving, for the day was unpropitious and instincts were blurred and not to be trusted. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She never measured anything, instead cooking by eye, by instinct, and by touch, throwing in handfuls of flour and thumb-sized chunks of lard and drizzling in more or less cold water, depending. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But another part of me—maybe the part of me that was millions of years old, the animal part, the primordial part that still relied on survival instinct—pulled up. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z And even she was more complicated than I thought, keeping a secret that she thought was too terrible to reveal, out of a heinously twisted protective instinct. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z His first instinct is to panic and scream and wander blindly about. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z In fact, he says that increasingly technology is appealing to and preying upon deep primitive instincts, parts of us that existed aeons before the phone. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z As I say, my first instinct was not to believe it, and to suppose Chrissie was up to something. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It makes even more sense when you realize that those cheap calories reward our instincts for fat and sugar. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z At one time during the talk Tom had thought to tell Will about Europe, but a quick instinct stopped him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I really wanted to prove her wrong on that point, but my flight instinct was stronger. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A thoroughbred of the streets, Jemmy acted on instinct. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Like other species of salmon, the Coho has a strong homing instinct, returning to its natal stream. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Leo’s skin tingled, and every instinct in his body screamed, Duck! The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Can it be that his instinct is satisfied as to the vampire’s ultimate triumph? Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Maybe I lack the instinct for dealing death. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I almost walk over, but instinct stops me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Bristle ignored the instinct to flee as well. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Although she had never been taught this, Frightful was following ancient peregrine instincts. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Out of instinct, I reach my hands out in front of me, and Finch lowers them to my sides. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He could not be spiritual based on instinct. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His instinct was to race back, but she stood between him and the others. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You think my first instinct is to protect you. Because you’re small, or a girl, or a Stiff. But you’re wrong.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z My instinct is to cover the almost-finished canvas with my body. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z There, the initial instincts of physicians about who was suffering a heart attack weren’t very good. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Rishi’s instinct was to tell her to please step back before she fell off, but he didn’t. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z All of Frank’s instincts told him to get out of these tunnels. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When Joel lets his chickens loose in a pasture, he is using their natural instinct to clean up after herbivores. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Crimestop means the faculty of stopping short, as though by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z My first instinct was to answer her in Spanish, but I held back. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In the first tumult of bodies, the first instinct was to punch someone of your own rank. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He had almost revealed himself then and there, but something stopped him—caution, cowardice, instinct, call it what you will. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her instincts were satisfied as soon as they were awakened, and she had never imagined that passion could take other forms. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Orr asked at precisely that moment, as though by protective instinct. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The sight of Leo coming in through a side door isn’t entirely unexpected, and June rises from her chair and meets them both in a quiet corner of the room on the same instinct. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I should trust my instincts, and my instincts tell me that something is wrong here. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z My instincts tell me Haymitch isn't just looking for physical affection, he wants something more personal. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It is important to note that Reilly wasn’t looking to replace the instincts of his physicians. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Every instinct I have screams for me to ignore the voice, to pull the trigger, to blow the Peacekeepers sky-high. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Make a play for it, my instincts screamed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z My instinct was to move away, but I couldn’t help walking toward it until we were nearly face-to-face. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z My instincts told me to let go of the saddle horn—the only thing keeping me on the horse. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The son had clearly inherited his father’s instincts. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It bothered him, like a sand grain in the eye of his scientific instinct. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Ruthless as a gun dog, he picked up with rapid and unflagging instinct the traces of everything in the world I was most insecure about, all the things I was in most agony to hide. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I hadn’t flown a kite in a quarter of a century, but suddenly I was twelve again and all the old instincts came rushing back. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Instantly, my boarding instincts kick in—while the others around me wobble unsteadily, I crouch down in position, perfectly balanced. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My Wild Child instincts take over, and I run across the lawn and jump into a pile of leaves that my dad just finished raking. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Our instinct is to regard time as eternal, absolute, immutable–nothing can disturb its steady tick. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Or you could trust your instincts and dive ahead. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s the instinct of every immigrant, born of necessity or of longing: Someplace else will be better than here. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “I have never fully grasped the rules of the game, so I am following my instincts instead,” Marco says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z What happened to that instinct to protect him? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Thomas’s first instinct was to ignore her, to deny once again that someone had the ability to enter his mind, invade his privacy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z To go for so long without prey and suddenly to have so many—his pent-up hunting instinct was lashing out with a vengeance. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She moved by instinct, as though trying to piece together a song she heard once and could barely recall. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z With an instinct for the regrettable that was almost uncanny, he invented chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z What little instinct she once had had for feeding the young was entirely gone. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I should never have turned back to look over my shoulder, but I did, more out of instinct than fear. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Piper’s blade, Hazel’s magical senses and Annabeth’s instincts all agreed - the answer lay here in Ithaca, at the ancient palace of Odysseus, where a horde of evil spirits had gathered to await Gaia’s orders. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Maybe that’s why he wanted us gone so quickly, before we lost the will and instinct to keep moving altogether. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He was bold, innovative, blessed with an instinct for promotion, slick, unscrupulous, and completely magnetic. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the ominous tone, and my better instincts, I’d countenanced enough inmate misbehavior and disrespect to feel invigorated by the thought that this is where it all stops. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You see,” continued Cutie, easily, “you have merely put together parts already made. You did remarkably well—instinct, I suppose—but you didn’t really create the robot. The parts were created by the Master.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z His body revolted at what his instinct had made him do, and the result was a dry, sour, agonizing spell of kneeling and vomiting until his stomach and his heart were empty. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His instinct has always been to shoot back, No, I don’t, or, I want to, but he bites it back and says, “I know,” and he realizes it’s the truth. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z My first instinct was to run and change my tattered dress for something nicer. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But this is where Kenna runs into a problem, because whenever attempts have been made to verify this instinct that other people are going to like him, other people haven’t liked him. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Though, on the one hand, he was taken by surprise, on the other he knew, had known, with an ancient instinct, that one day History’s twisted chickens would come home to roost. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew that he was an instinctive man, not a planner, and he did best when he fell back on instinct. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She takes care of sick kids so much that it’s her first instinct. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She had intended to bring us a teapot with water and then return to the courtyard; but as the Nazis approached, some sort of survival instinct clicked in. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I couldn’t get myself to open the attachment; some instinct had seized my fingers. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It is an instinct that evolved to help us through times of food shortage. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Even though he’s dead, the instinct to be afraid for her son is still there. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z So she turned and floated some more, hoping for a thought, an instinct, or best of all, a glimpse of the island through the mist. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She used to tease Percy for being dumb, but in truth his instincts were usually right on target. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Aru raised the lightning bolt, but a ripple of instinct held her hand. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Hall’s instincts were uncanny: it appeared that he had timed our attempt perfectly. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a universal instinct of the human species, isn’t it, that desire to dress up in some sort of disguise?” said Frank. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Enough to know that when someone gets caught staring, instinct says to look away. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z As tiring as it was, he’d loved his job for what it taught him about Chicago’s complex political system and for proving that his organizing instincts could work on a larger scale. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It’s managed to confuse our instincts, to get us to eat more food than we need. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “It’s the herd instinct of corporate publishing. They do what everyone else does,” Blaine said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She had the glassy look of someone who hadn’t slept in days; who was running now on instinct and adrenaline. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z And yet, this is something of a mockery because of her lack °f maternal instincts or the ability to care for her young. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But my instincts told me that that normalcy could be shattered at any moment—by another arrest. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And no matter how far the dragon flew each day, come nightfall some instinct drew him home to Dragonstone. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She still believed the squirrel’s natural instinct would be to climb. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Not only is Jule the child of two exceptionally skilled people, she is a remarkable intellect with a fierce survival instinct. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z His hands start traveling south on instinct, sweet muscle memory of Henry’s body against his, until Henry reaches down to stop him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was not merely that the sex instinct created a world of its own which was outside the Party’s control and which therefore had to be destroyed if possible. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Others, led by an instinct that simulates foresight, merely lay their eggs on a leaf so that a browsing caterpillar will eat them inadvertently. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He sounded as if he knew his son’s first instinct was to inform. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Those are the humpbacks after herring. They’re following their instincts. Every spring they migrate up from calving grounds in Hawaii.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z And in the same passage he marked, The repugnance to animal food is not the effect of experience, but is an instinct. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Birds, humans, slugs—every animal—because instincts come from within the brain and the heart. They are hardwired, not learned but programmed into you.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She ignored the manual’s suggestion that she write the Kodak Company for its helpful book How to Make Good Pictures and went by instinct alone. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My body convulsed, yielding to a strange, potent instinct. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Against instinct he tries to imagine life without his father, a world in which his father does not exist. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My instinct was to blurt out an emphatic NO, but the bike-a-thon had proved that there was more to my rival than meets the eye without a microscope. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z One thing I know: that if my instinct be true regarding poor Mrs. Harker’s silences, then there is a terrible difficulty—an unknown danger—in the work before us. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z But my instinct was to believe Marcus, and I usually trust my instincts. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Every instinct in his body told him to lie, but the confession escaped him before he could stop it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In the moments that followed Ben forgot about the game and concentrated instead on his uncanny instinct, his intuitive genius for asking the wrong question. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Baird wondered: Is there even any law on the books that would allow us to pursue this case f His gut instinct was that this case wouldn’t go anywhere. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The first baseman charged the ball, and Herbie, perhaps acting on some latent instinct that was a holdover from a previous incarnation, stumbled over to cover the bag at first, in itself a good idea. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The movement came to her like an instinct. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z My instinct has been to flee, not fight. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z |
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