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

I’ve never needed to be told to keep my heart open while watching a film; that’s its natural state.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

I’ve met enough artists who say, “I feel totally myself onstage,” to know that there’s a natural state in which people feel comfortable up there.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

First, pessimism is the natural state for any contemplations of peace in the Middle East.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

Calling her here might kill her, or turn her back to her natural state as a fierce monster.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan