state of things
Example Sentences
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Such is the state of things for Maureen Galindo, a Democrat running for Congress in Texas.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
On the other hand, there are other people who see the current state of things as being more eye opening, where they actually start to question things that they previously normalized.
From Salon • Jan. 26, 2026
Our critic highlighted it as a highly anticipated album, saying the artist is “in fine form on its title track” and that she “delivers a pointed critique of the state of things now.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
But it’s also easy to notice Farsi’s ingrained cynicism about the state of things, having once been imprisoned as a teenage dissident during the years following her country’s Islamic Revolution, now in exile.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
I'm so used to the smell of filth and death that only when I see those handkerchiefs am I reawakened to the true state of things.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
