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

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

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

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

While the massive dismantling project advances, a parallel effort to restore the river to a natural state is just beginning.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2024

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

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton