1306 examples of instinctively in sentences

The spectator of this admirable specimen of intellect and good feeling, which was all necessarily the thought and act of a moment, had his hand instinctively in his pocket for a shilling, but was stopped by the teacher, who disowns all inferior motives for acts of kindness and justice.

His own frank, open, generous nature instinctively recoiled from contact with them.

Hence, when brought to face the gloom Of a way, to all unknown, Called to leave his sunlit room For death's darkness, quite alone, He instinctively again Called to mind his faithful cane.

Hope now, and many others, instinctively rose, in anticipation of the dismissing benediction; but Mr. Cotton waved his hand for them to sit down till he could communicate to the congregation the decision to which the ruling elders and himself had come on the subject of the last Sabbath sermon.

Almost instinctively it came to him what his partner had said, that she was "not afraid of work and was honestly religious.

she asked bluntly as her thoughts flew instinctively to the poisoned candy.

Faith's voice rose instinctively.

" He bent toward her so pleadingly that Faith closed her eyes instinctively.

Instinctively the young woman gripped the long skirt as it slipped through her hands, and held it tenaciously, though too frightened for an instant to do more.

He would instinctively have blackballed McBane had he been proposed by some one else; with what grace could he put himself forward as the sponsor for this impossible social aspirant?

These three resourceful and energetic minds, representing no organized body, and clothed with no legal authority, had so completely arrogated to themselves the leadership of white public sentiment as to come together instinctively when an event happened which concerned the public, and, as this murder presumably did, involved the matter of race.

The white people did their talking among themselves, and merely grew more distant in their manner toward the colored folks, who instinctively closed their ranks as the whites drew away.

One of these, dazed by the fate of his companions, turned instinctively to flee, but had scarcely faced around before he fell, pierced in the back by a dozen bullets.

Like a wedge he dashed through the mob, which parted instinctively before him, and all oblivious of the rain of lead which fell around him, reached the point where Captain McBane, the bravest man in the party, stood waiting to meet him.

she answered sadly, and her eyes filled with tears, which she did not try to conceal, for looking through the window across the snow-clad field, on which the winter moon was shining, she saw instinctively another grave beside that of her mother.

Instinctively she thought of her hat and jacket, and, without a shudder, remembered she would not need them.

A few days after this first meeting he met her about two miles from Garranard; he was on his bicycle, she was on hers, and they both leaped instinctively from their machines.

Robert for a moment saw a dusky face above him, and instinctively he clasped the body of a warrior in his arms.

Claire guessed instinctively that he both loved and hated Stillman with a curious confusion of impulses.

Besides, she had known instinctively that some day he would force the issue, and she was rather glad to get it settled.

For all that lady's skill at subterfuge, there were implied evasions in her manner which Claire sensed instinctively.

She rose instinctively to meet this thrust and she was conscious that even Flint had never managed so to disturb her.

For himself he cared little, except that he always shrank instinctively from appearing ridiculous.

Instinctively she retreated.

When you think of 70,000,000 books, instinctively you wish to wash your hands.

1306 examples of  instinctively  in sentences