involuntary - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • manslaughter: The new offense of corporate killing is expected to be combined with wider reform on the law on involuntary manslaughter.
  • euthanasia: The door is left wide open for involuntary euthanasia.
  • resettlement: In the past involuntary resettlement was an unsatisfactory aspect of dam building.
  • spasm: These involuntary spasms of the vocal cords cause the voice to change in quality.
  • servitude: But you are not in involuntary servitude to the powers of the commonplace and the terrible domination of the everyday.

Modifying Another Word

  • apparently: Main sign: Sudden and apparently involuntary, vertical tossing of the head when ridden.
  • quite: The only really curious thing about his school life was that he had a weird and quite involuntary habit of getting French prizes.
  • not: It applies to any movement that is not involuntary.
  • supposedly: Secondly, the supposedly involuntary processes should somehow or other be encouraged to do their job properly.
  • totally: It was faith giving, and it was totally involuntary.
  • even: Evidence from Holland demonstrates that voluntary euthanasia leads to non-voluntary and even involuntary euthanasia.

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