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
• That level of per-capita loans was 45% above the U.S. norm.
  — Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 8 July 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Jails with voting programs in place are the exception, not the norm.
  — Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2022
• But, like any wave, time passes, and even this novel style gets old and becomes sort of a norm.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2023
• The way she’s taught me and every artist out here to break rules and defy industry norms.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
• The way she's taught me and every artist out here to break rules and defy industry norms.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
• Martha Roberts of The Colour File strayed from the norm by covering her plant in an array of vibrant hues.
  — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 14 Dec. 2022
• Those car-centric layouts have made driving the norm even for short distances in the U.S.
  — Ciara Nugent, Time, 28 Sep. 2022
• For example, other researchers have found that people tend to be reluctant to give used products as presents because there's a norm that gifts should be new.
  — Rebecca Walker Reczek, Cory Haltman, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2024
• Perhaps this is to get around Egyptian cinema’s censorious norms, which lends credence to Khalifa’s initially hazy approach to details and relationships, as Ghada prepares to embark on her hajj to Mecca.
  — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Jan 2025