survival instinct

noun

: ability to know what to do to stay alive

an animal's survival instinct

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That might come down to earnest belief, or survival instinct. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026 Granted, the California heat waves could blunt any Nordic survival instinct. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 After a while, a sort of austere survival instinct kicked in for me. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 This is antithetical to every survival instinct in your body. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for survival instinct

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