How to Use subconsciously in a Sentence

subconsciously

adverb
  • So, in the back of his head, maybe subconsciously, there was something about Sophie that inspired him to give that speech.
    Dan Snierson, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2022
  • A lot of people are doing this subconsciously, putting on those pink pants!
    Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Or not a fan of how your anxiety subconsciously fed off of theirs, turning you into a big ball of stress?
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Maybe from there that kind of subconsciously set the mood of being a sample-heavy album or with a mixtape approach.
    Damien Scott, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2023
  • In many cases, this kind of peer pressure will subconsciously help a player know when to stop if things are not going well.
    Steve Silverman, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The idea is that people can subconsciously block out traumatic things that have happened to them.
    Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 27 May 2023
  • The dying system is trying to subconsciously switch her out with Biden in young voters minds.
    S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The teacher might give her the benefit of the doubt and, maybe subconsciously, raise her grade in that one class because of her performance in the other four classes.
    Florian Berg, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The Wizard of Oz is my comfort movie and subconsciously a bit of an inspiration.
    Bob Guccione Jr, Spin, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Humans, even subconsciously, might have enjoyed the rhythm of dogs wagging their tails, researchers said.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024
  • This can help your foot stay in the flip-flop and prevent you from subconsciously gripping in your toes and forefoot, which can contribute to foot pain and plantar fasciitis.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 18 June 2024
  • When a movie refuses to vary its pace, the audience subconsciously starts to mistrust the information and the exertions on the screen.
    Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Had everyone been subconsciously nudged to pair boots with fishnets and leg warmers?
    Callie Holtermann Molly Matalon, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
  • We’re taught from a very, very young age what is and is not available to us based on gender, often subconsciously or subliminally.
    Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Another plus is not having to see who else is casting and deal with subconsciously comparing myself to who else is there.
    Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Perhaps subconsciously, Gurira put a lot of stock into the principal’s next move.
    Michael Cuby, SELF, 27 Oct. 2022
  • There’s a reason home-field advantage is worth 1 1/2 to 2 points, and typically, that’s refereeing (subconsciously) playing to both the home team and the crowd.
    Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Your first album emerged almost subconsciously from a time of stillness and reflection.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
  • We've all either been bullied or subconsciously bullied somebody as a kid.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • But even with Mother Nature’s generosity, my heart subconsciously came in search of more.
    Tenille Clarke, Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
  • So subconsciously, music was always woven into the fabric of my life.
    Zainab Mudallal, Washington Post, 26 July 2022
  • There’s something amiss about this particular group of Housewives, specifically in the way that some of the women are being treated (subconsciously or not) based on the color of their skin.
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The key is to structure that deep dive time to be alongside breaks, and not subconsciously get distracted during it, like ending up on social media or scrolling on another site that pops up on screen.
    Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • And everyone knows this about water, at least subconsciously.
    Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Both artists spoke about how the city of Seattle, either consciously or subconsciously, finds its way into the art and music that is created here and this song is their interpretation of the city.
    Lauren Ballantyne, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2023
  • So the study participants, who had carried their debt for more than a year at a minimum, may have already been subconsciously writing off the medical debt by the time relief came, the authors said.
    Dylan Scott, Vox, 2 May 2024
  • When anxious, angry, or overwhelmed, your muscles subconsciously contract and knot up as a reflex reaction to guard against injury and pain.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
  • By subconsciously clicking the heels of your ruby slippers together, maybe?
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 22 May 2024
  • But negative self-talk can impact us in big ways, and even subconsciously affect our ability to be tolerant of others.
    Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The propaganda of progress is their birthright, a sign worn subconsciously, as these characters are not overwhelmingly verbal.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023

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