How to Use normalcy in a Sentence

normalcy

noun
  • Let's hope for an end to the war and a return to normalcy.
  • For a moment, at least, there's a sense of normalcy in the U.S.
    Steve Peoples, ajc, 14 Nov. 2022
  • There does seem to be more normalcy and ease of doing things in the air.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2022
  • This battle will have a bit of normalcy to it that the last one didn’t.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
  • With the prom, Boggy Creek again gave her a sense of normalcy.
    Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
  • His return to normalcy would have to wait a bit longer.
    Adam Sella, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2024
  • At the time, though, track was a taste of normalcy, even when his father went to prison for two years.
    Greg McKenna, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
  • But with war still raging in the country’s south and the east, the sense of normalcy is fragile.
    BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022
  • That would be a first step; Haiti will need many more to return to normalcy.
    Renata Segura, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2024
  • Yingst said there’s a sense of normalcy in the streets of Kabul as vendors try to sell food.
    Amy Nelson, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said there is a sense of normalcy to the start of this season.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2022
  • For many and for us, the question isn't will things return to some sort of normalcy soon.
    Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Even amid the 16-month-old war in Ukraine, the Kremlin has been focused on normalcy at home.
    Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 25 June 2023
  • But the question is: What happens when the world returns to some form of normalcy?
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The family's fall to normalcy is humbling to say the least.
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The Paris 2024 Olympic Games, by contrast, aim at a return to normalcy.
    Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024
  • My landlady brings me a pot of borscht to help create a sense of normalcy.
    CNN, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Then came the major disruptions of the pandemic and the crawl back to normalcy.
    Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Despite the devastating event, Grace was able to feel a sense of normalcy at Swift’s show the next day, wearing the dress saved from the fire.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 June 2023
  • So just trying to keep some level of normalcy for them.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
  • It's been six months since the events of season 3 and a new evil has risen to shatter the illusion of normalcy that has fallen over the town.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The former captives are keenly aware, Shaw said, that the return to normalcy could be a long road.
    Dan Lamothe and Karoun Demirjian, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Sep. 2022
  • UConn women’s basketball was on the cusp of getting a sense of normalcy back.
    Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2023
  • In a neighborhood not far away, life has returned to some sense of normalcy.
    New York Times, 24 Apr. 2022
  • But even as the world transitions to a sense of normalcy, challenges lie ahead for many people.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 14 Apr. 2022
  • By April, the outbreaks had been largely contained, and life returned to some kind of normalcy.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 18 Oct. 2022
  • To many, this means shattering the relative sense of normalcy that has taken hold in cities far from the front line.
    Constant Méheut, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • There are a couple of reasons to vote for Swift/Kelce besides normalcy.
    Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Her parents turned to online support groups, seeking anything that could help their daughter regain some normalcy.
    Janet W. Lee, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
  • During the pandemic, virtual events were a popular way to connect and regain a sense of normalcy in an uncertain time.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

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