"instinct" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Then he knew that instinct had directed him.
- Since humans have no instincts to direct their actions, their behaviour must be based on guidelines which are learned.
- He had no idea why his instincts had directed him to say that, but he was willing to trust them for a while longer.
- The fundamental facts of human society exist because human instinct directs them, in exact parallel to the basic design of the social lives of ants and bees.
- The instinct of their age-group directed them as specifically as successive generations of social insects are directed.
- She began to run, and some instinct directed her towards the cliff edge before she consciously remembered the queen's ledge.
- What instinct had directed this torturedcl creature in linen grave wrappings to seek a hiding place in those snow-covered tombs?
- The natural instincts and interests of the children were directed rather than suppressed, while school uniform was designed to be practical and not restrictive.
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