natural state

Example Sentences

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Even under Justinian law, though, a slave was property, and if freedom was a natural state, it wasn’t necessarily a permanent one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 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

It’s about the belief that hierarchy, submission and obedience are the natural state of the world.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

It was painted white to protect the wood, but decades of Antarctic weather have returned it to its natural state.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

I should be used to the way they look in their natural state.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton