- plural of norm.
norms
Example Sentences
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You don’t know her super well, so it’s also possible that she is operating with a different set of norms.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
After a summer of Gen Z discontent, political workers and members of the public chastised women for violating social norms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
In the end, this is a matter of fair play and adherence to accepted norms.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Economic pressures and changing social norms are driving couples in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria to have fewer babies, with a recent study saying Maghreb fertility was at a historic low.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
All of those theories are essentially ways of saying that the criminal is a personality type — a personality type distinguished by an insensitivity to the norms of normal society.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
