norm

Example Sentences

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For this very reason, America has had a long-held norm of not featuring living presidents on the currency — until now.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Another fan shared the experience of using toilets at a stadium - and men being present as "the norm".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

An $800,000 annual vacation budget isn’t out of the norm, and an oceanfront villa alone in St. Barts around the holidays could top that for two weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

He was such a fixture at Venice that coaching sons of former players became the norm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Ensuring that there will be other 203’s and extended families like the Freedom Writers so that our experience will not be the exception but the norm.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers