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
According to your predilection, this designation will seem either a contradiction in terms or a natural state of affairs …
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025
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
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
