normalcy
noun
nor·mal·cy
ˈnȯr-məl-sē 
: the state or fact of being normal
a return to normalcy after war
Examples of normalcy in a Sentence
Let's hope for an end to the war and a return to normalcy.
a combat-weary soldier longing for the normalcy of peacetime life
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Ultimately, though, these numbers are more like a course correction, a return to some semblance of normalcy after the hangover of a post-COVID hiring spree.
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
When the world quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tanter brought a little bit of normalcy by recording game introductions for the 2020 playoffs as LeBron James and the Lakers brought home the franchise's 17th NBA championship.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Since being reunited with her family, Jaycee and her children have been working on rebuilding their lives and gaining a sense of normalcy.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
But our conversation ended up being so much about women and mothers generally, and how people in their lives create these illusions of normalcy and these illusions of perfection based on superficial stuff.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
When the world quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tanter brought a little bit of normalcy by recording game introductions for the 2020 playoffs as LeBron James and the Lakers brought home the franchise's 17th NBA championship.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Since being reunited with her family, Jaycee and her children have been working on rebuilding their lives and gaining a sense of normalcy.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
But our conversation ended up being so much about women and mothers generally, and how people in their lives create these illusions of normalcy and these illusions of perfection based on superficial stuff.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for normalcy
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/normalcy. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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normalcy
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