Example Sentences

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Whenever I stared at my goldfish, I would hold one hand against my chest to feel if my heartbeat was normalizing.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021

Squares and parks were occupied by government sympathizers with flags on Friday, and the circulation of traffic and people was normalizing.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2021

Maxime Fiset, 30, a former neo-Nazi who now works in Quebec City for the Center for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence, said that talk radio was normalizing far-right ideas.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2018