natural state
Example Sentences
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One cannot avoid squabbling, she wrote, because it constitutes “the natural state of people pitted against each other, helplessly furious people.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
It’s about the belief that hierarchy, submission and obedience are the natural state of the world.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025
National park status means that the area will be set aside for preservation of the natural environment, ensuring that most of the landscapes and accompanying plants and animals are kept in their natural state.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024
While the massive dismantling project advances, a parallel effort to restore the river to a natural state is just beginning.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2024
“And further out one sees the sea in its natural state, and that’s beautiful. Yesterday everything was grey.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
