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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Celebrities like Keanu Reeves seem to have cornered the market on how to be a household name while keeping some semblance of normalcy about them.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Schlapp: The people who get up every morning listen to NPR might be hoping that this was an aberration, that this is something of a cult of personality movement, and that when Donald Trump isn't the president anymore, this will go back to some kind of normalcy of what the situation was before.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 29 May 2025
But relatively speaking, there was a sense of normalcy as Tepper exhibited trust in Canales, general manager Dan Morgan and executive vice president of football operations Brandt Tilis, all of whom were hired in January 2024.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 21 May 2025
To maintain this level, the government is for the first time reducing social spending: clearly, Putin can no longer sustain the illusion of normalcy.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Schlapp: The people who get up every morning listen to NPR might be hoping that this was an aberration, that this is something of a cult of personality movement, and that when Donald Trump isn't the president anymore, this will go back to some kind of normalcy of what the situation was before.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 29 May 2025
But relatively speaking, there was a sense of normalcy as Tepper exhibited trust in Canales, general manager Dan Morgan and executive vice president of football operations Brandt Tilis, all of whom were hired in January 2024.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 21 May 2025
To maintain this level, the government is for the first time reducing social spending: clearly, Putin can no longer sustain the illusion of normalcy.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
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 3 Jun. 2025.
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normalcy
noun
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