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

But other efforts to restore the watershed to a more natural state will continue for several years.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

Three female Bison were released into countryside near Canterbury, Kent, in July 2022 to help restore the area to its natural state.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

Gods in their natural state are about twenty feet tall, so I could just reach the edge of the seat if I stretched my arms.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan