How to Use normal in a Sentence

normal

1 of 2 adjective
  • He had a normal childhood.
  • They had a normal, healthy baby.
  • These little setbacks are a normal part of life.
  • Despite her illness, she was able to lead a normal life.
  • Normal people don't react that way.
  • On any normal night, maybe that would’ve been a turning point.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • The newest normal will be a far cry from the peak TV of old, however.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The good news is that this reaction can be normal, and there are some steps that might help.
    Pamela Kruger, Parents, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Cities around the world are having to adjust to the new normal caused by extreme weather.
    Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
  • These sort of delays are normal for the beginning of each year, Carter said.
    Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Canada’s temperatures in May were off the charts and well above normal for the month.
    Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 10 June 2023
  • For now, the staff that runs al-Aqsa from this maze of arched stone offices is preparing for normal crowds.
    Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Since then, however, the numbers have looked a bit more stable and in the range of normal figures.
    Dante Chinni, NBC News, 14 May 2023
  • Under normal driving, 100 percent of the output is sent from the rear e-motor—the more powerful of the two—to the rear wheels.
    Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The serum works on oily, combination, dry, and normal skin types, across a range of skin tones, according to the brand.
    Rachel Simon, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
  • In a normal year, the Pac-12’s resurgence and the Penix-Nix rematch would be cause for celebration, not lament.
    Jack Magruder, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The new normal meant late nights at home attempting to catch up on work, and precious little rest.
    Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 4 Nov. 2023
  • This seemed like a promising change to politics as normal — at first.
    Dominic Pino, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Both of James’ tests came back normal, another good sign.
    cleveland, 27 July 2023
  • Under normal circumstances, the skin acts as a barrier for things moving in and out of the body.
    Kevin Boyd, M.d., Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2023
  • But more obstacles stood between her and normal life as a kid.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 16 May 2023
  • Additionally, their head should be back to its normal round shape in a few days to weeks.
    Maria Carter, Parents, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Their stores will also have normal hours on Black Friday.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The lack of resale competition may buoy the new-home market a bit more than normal, though.
    Lance Lambert, Fortune, 22 June 2023
  • But with a historic heatwave scorching, this year may be worse than normal.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
  • Any feelings of grief are perfectly normal, are common and, in due time, will pass.
    Vivian Manning-Schaffel, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Michael Scott Slosar These workouts are a level up from his normal routine.
    Kristine Thomason, Men's Health, 20 June 2023
  • In addition, the fires may also be disrupting the bears’ normal habitat, forcing them to be on the move.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
  • This process makes people urinate more and helps correct the acid and alkaline content of the blood to a more normal level.
    Brian Strickland, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Under normal circumstances, your throat stays open enough to let air pass through.
    Mara Betsch, Health, 10 June 2023
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normal

2 of 2 noun
  • I'm glad that things are back to normal.
  • Oil prices are above normal.
  • Your blood pressure is higher than normal.
  • Let's hope everything returns to normal soon.
  • As of today, the normals are 50 for a high, 33 for a low.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The grayscaler and the time-manager are outliers in the herd of normals.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 July 2018
  • In an age of new normals, there may be need for new norms.
    Martin Farr, Quartz, 4 June 2019
  • The two were photographed in Malibu on a hike, like normals.
    Sally Holmes, Marie Claire, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Which of the three groups (normals, smalls, Epi2s) will be most successful?
    Quanta Magazine, 2 June 2017
  • These facts have become the new normal in the state with the most CWD-positive records of any state, province or region in the world.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2023
  • Plenty of celebrities—and lots of us normals, too—go on social media detoxes at the start of the new year.
    Krystin Arneson, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2017
  • The winter catalyzes the group's acceptance of their new normal.
    Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Instead, the season opens to a new normal that might surprise viewers.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2023
  • Such is the new normal on the website Musk acquired for $44 billion last year, with the goal of salvaging a broken system.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2023
  • The fog should lift by mid morning and leave Monday sunny and mild with a high of 65, well above seasonal normals.
    OregonLive.com, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Below are some dates in the future, and how much warmer they are compared to today per their daily normals.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Luna spends two or three days a week in the office, which is typical of the new normal for internships.
    Joe Heim, Washington Post, 25 June 2023
  • The wise will adapt, evolving their strategies to create a new normal that leverages the strengths of hybrid work models–and preserves the best of both worlds.
    Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 8 May 2023
  • The new normal of hybrid working has upsides and downsides.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Ahead, a few of our favorite stories about celebs (hello, T. Swift!) who randomly turned up at the weddings of normals.
    refinery29.com, 4 June 2018
  • Monday begins with temperatures that are near late-April normals – low 60s along the coast and low to mid-70s inland.
    Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The new normal of work from remote locations has profoundly impacted the role of a CISO.
    Sriram Tarikere, Forbes, 5 July 2022
  • Without that discussion, our new normals may become a world in which a little bit more of our inner selves is out there in the ether, at risk of misuse.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 16 May 2020
  • According to her bio, Cabot learned her baking skills from her mother and grandmother, like many of us normals.
    Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 7 Oct. 2018
  • Yet at worst, chasing some elusive notion of normal could put the global recovery at risk.
    The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
  • As the workforce returns to the office, revenue-generating teams can’t go back to the old normal of mass, generic outreach.
    Kris Rudeegraap, Forbes, 16 June 2021
  • Regardless of the reason for the growth, what is clear to all three scientists is that coastal communities will learn to manage the new normal of this seaweed.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Now comes the next new normal: An uneven labor market where no one has all the power but both sides are struggling to push their priorities.
    Anne Chow, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2023
  • For a flat mirror the normals (represented by the skewers) are parallel.
    Scientific American, 6 June 2019
  • Temperatures are expected to surpass their late-April normals and will be in the low 70s, with clear conditions.
    Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Apr. 2023

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