Examples of 'were the norm' in a sentence

Meaning of "were the norm"

The phrase 'were the norm' is used to describe a situation or behavior that was considered the standard or commonly accepted practice in a particular context or time period. It implies that the mentioned behavior, practice, or condition was not exceptional or unusual, but rather the usual or expected state of affairs

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Central inverters were the norm until recently.
Marriage and nuclear families were the norm.
Grants were the norm.
And single working mothers were the norm.
Arranged marriages were the norm for most of human history.
Forced gifts and abuses were the norm.
Sports were the norm in my family.
I never said these things were the norm.
Forgiveness and haircuts were the norm when things went south for big borrowers.
One or two homemade presents were the norm.
Xenophobic policies were the norm for more than half a century until democracy was restored.
Ten and eleven foot ceilings were the norm.
Governments were the norm in western European countries.
Patriarchy and slavery were the norm.
Catholic prayers were the norm at the beginning and ending of a day 's class.

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Paper road maps were the norm.
This was especially useful during the days where handwritten and typewritten documents were the norm.
Pars and birdies were the norm.
Frederick William attempted to professionalize his soldiers during a time when mercenaries were the norm.
Rape and murder were the norm.
Large-scale, vertically integrated organizations making use of mass production techniques were the norm.
Music and dance were the norm.
More typically, intricate patterns and geometric designs, bold colors and monumental architecture were the norm.
Veggies and fruit were the norm.
Magic formations were the norm a very long time ago, but now Chanting is the norm.
Marriage and fidelity were the norm.
Bursts of 2-3 seconds were the norm with bursts longer than 6 seconds only in exceptional circumstances.
Rope beds and feather ticks were the norm.
Hooks and lacing were the norm for women 's clothes.
Lobotomies and electric shock therapy were the norm.
Multiple sources of income were the norm in the top percentile.
These were not isolated instances but were the norm.
For generations, timber doors were the norm in residential buildings.
Consolidations and verticalisations were the norm.
In fact, some of the solutions were the norm at different times in golf history.
Strict housekeeping and childrearing regimes were the norm.
I wish you were the norm.
There was once a time where rotary phones were the norm.
Princess and other classic silhouettes were the norm as fewer stars took fashion risks.
Conservative dress and traditional roles for women were the norm.
Home births were the norm.
A triangular pediment above the doorway and fanlight were the norm.
These things were the norm.
As I was raised in an environment where these sorts of things were the norm.
As though it were the norm.
Nobel lived in a time when European rivalries and wars were the norm.
Before then draw poker and stud poker were the norm in Nevada and California.
Bit is also a generation of microcomputers in which 8-bit microprocessors were the norm.
Large families were the norm.
It is also a term given to a generation of computers where 32-bit processors were the norm.

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