Or perhaps the instinct for survival, honed in the Labyrinth, goaded her to action.

This is not a supernatural ability: it is simply an instinct honed through years of experience in battle and hunting dangerous foes.

His soldier's instinct, honed by two years of hard fighting, discarded them all.

She is known as a shrewd inside player with instincts honed in the political hothouse of her youth.

Protecting the strigoi from any detection from the government and all her other administrative duties had to be wearing on instincts honed for the kill.

With instincts honed by years spent in waterfront bars, Paris ducked, found an opening, and struck back hard.

She wanted simply to believe, but some instinct honed by the years of martial arts kept her sparring.

Her eyes darted away from his and instincts honed by his years of survival kicked into play.

His instincts, honed over the years as he lived continuously on the threshold of danger, warned him that things were about to change.

But that, some Iraqis said, would run counter to every instinct honed by a state used to crushing the slightest hint of opposition.