How to use "involuntary" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "involuntary" in popular movie and book plots

  • He is more an involuntary observer than participant in the events that unfold.  - Faserland
  • Instead, he "imprints"—an involuntary response in which a shape-shifter finds his soul mate—on her.  - Breaking Dawn
  • Bosch is involved in an incident at work and has been put on involuntary stress leave.  - The Last Coyote
  • As Ashley rubs lotion on Erik's thigh, he develops an involuntary erection and accidentally ejaculates over her possessions.  - American Pie Presents: Beta House
  • Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) goes to court facing an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from events in the earlier film.  - The Trial of Billy Jack
  • Eleven years later, Chang remains an involuntary guest in the native hex of the human equivalents on the Well, Glathriel.  - Quest for the Well of Souls
  • The other "real" people interrogate Stiller, and he is threatened with death, incarceration, and involuntary commitment.  - World on a Wire
  • Mostow, an immigrant from Uzbekistan with a history of involuntary commitment, is charged with killing seven men by mutilating their faces.  - Grotesque (The X-Files)
  • She is allergic to crocodile DNA, explaining her involuntary morphing, which happens when she is emotionally stressed or excited.  - The Reaction (novel)
  • Yet also exploring the involuntary aspects of being ignorant, such as feigning ignorance of the past or avoiding the truth.  - Ignorance (novel)
  • Abruptly, he undergoes involuntary time travel to 2405 and finds that his profession is treated with disdain.  - Dr. Futurity
  • Eventually Young is convicted of involuntary manslaughter, not first degree murder.  - Murder in the First (film)
  • He starts to develop a repertoire of involuntary tics and spasms which become increasingly difficult to conceal.  - G.B.H. (TV series)
  • She refused to speak about Allison, because talking about her would have meant admitting to involuntary manslaughter.  - Peyton Place (TV series)
  • Later that day, after he is prescribed involuntary commitment to a psychiatric hospital, he commits suicide by jumping out of a window.  - Mrs Dalloway
  • Layouts' top precog, has received a "draft notice" from the UN for involuntary resettlement as a colonist on Mars.  - The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch

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