involuntary

How To Use involuntary In A Sentence

• The coulpe or peccavi, is made for a very small matter — a broken glass, a torn veil, an involuntary delay of a few seconds at an office, a false note in church, etc.; this suffices, and the coulpe is made. Les Miserables
• Other ocular signs include involuntary rhythmic movement of the eyeball.
• Hats bowl away, coats fly open, skirts cling, umbrellas flype themselves: and their owners, grotesquely running, grabbing, snatching, struggling, are consumed with rueful and involuntary mirth. Try Anything Twice
• The fact that compassion is both voluntary and learned differentiates it from other kinds of suffering, which are involuntary and connate.
• It imposes an involuntary moratorium on a third superdistrict for two seasons.
• Hiccups, more officially referred to as singultus, from Latin - to catch your breath while sobbing are repeated, spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm causing a quick inhalation, which is then cut short by an involuntary closing of the glottis. NYT > Home Page
• True mnemonists, or memorists have the ability to remember lists of words, number or pictures as an involuntary act.
• Another surge of pain in my ankle caused me to give an involuntary shudder.
• She felt an involuntary shiver go through her.
• The anaesthetist and the trainee nurse were found guilty of involuntary wounding and given one-month suspended jail sentences. Times, Sunday Times