How to Use norm in a Sentence

norm

noun

• She scored well above the norm in math.
• Women used to stay at home to take care of the children, but that's no longer the norm.
• Smaller families have become the norm.
• That was the norm in sleepy races until the late 1970s.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 1 Nov. 2022
• The teacher went on to ask if that was the norm and Williams told her yes.
  — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2022
• Outdoor cooking is still the norm in much of the world.
  — Bee Wilson, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022
• Reader might change that norm at the end of this season.
  — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 19 July 2023
• Then, there may be a bad body odor that falls outside of this norm.
  — Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 1 July 2022
• That level of per-capita loans was 45% above the U.S. norm.
  — Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 8 July 2024
• Cousler rarely felt safe in those types of kitchens—but those types of kitchens are too often the norm.
  — Isle McElroy, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2022
• Morel playing a big role is becoming the norm for the Cubs.
  — Andrew Seligman, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2022
• And that’s kind of become the norm in this stunning season.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022
• Short attention spans and get-rich-quick schemes are now the norm.
  — William Baldwin, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
• In the last few years, working from home has become the new norm for a lot of people.
  — Annie O'Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 6 Oct. 2022
• So the inclusion of the revenge dress marks a departure from the norm on the show.
  — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 26 Nov. 2022
• Trump has cast these norms aside, and the consequences are rippling around the world.
  — Massimo Calabresi, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
• But the past two seasons have been departures from the norm.
  — Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Nov. 2022
• Art reflects the social norms of the era in which it’s made, and the early-to-mid-2000s marked the height of a moral panic about weight.
  — Rebecca Bodenheimer, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
• In Kyiv, power cuts of 4 to 5 hours are becoming the new norm.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2022
• That figure is well below the historic norm, the firm added.
  — Hannah Miao, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2023
• This isn’t to say a night like Saturday has become the norm.
  — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Jan. 2023
• If the pre-season prediction comes true, this year will be about twice the norm.
  — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 25 July 2022
• But the Care School is dedicated to the belief that such norms can be changed.
  — Christina Noriega, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024
• Rain Pryor grew up in a house where outrageous speech was the norm.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2023
• There are so many societal norms that are stacked against me.
  — Martine Thompson, Essence, 23 Jan. 2025
• Tieghan Gerard grew up as one of eight kids, so her norm for mealtimes was just a bit of chaos.
  — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 9 Dec. 2022
• While this cycle has been the norm, dry spells are getting longer and hotter.
  — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 6 Jan. 2023
• But don't expect this to turn into a Thief-style game where silent takedowns are the norm.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 21 Oct. 2022
• An easy way to address some of these culture norms is to share research and knowledge about the importance of fathers on family health outcomes.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
• Afternoon temperatures are close to seasonal norms despite the arrival of a cold front.
  — Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 16 Mar 2025