: the quality or state of being sane
especially
: soundness or health of mind
Examples of sanity in a Sentence
People have begun to doubt his sanity.
She is the mother of six children but somehow keeps her sanity.
The sanity of the decision was never in question.
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In the process, Hamlet's drives his past lover, Ophelia, to the brink of sanity.
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Audrey Gibbs, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
So how in the name of sanity did Rosary end up winning the championship by knocking off Orange Lutheran in the final?
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
That’s why the highest form of sanity is just to be in the present moment.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
With just 20 hours and 10 minutes left to run the final two loops after finishing loop three, time—and any modicum of sanity—was not on his side.
—Abby Levene, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2025
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Audrey Gibbs, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
So how in the name of sanity did Rosary end up winning the championship by knocking off Orange Lutheran in the final?
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
That’s why the highest form of sanity is just to be in the present moment.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
With just 20 hours and 10 minutes left to run the final two loops after finishing loop three, time—and any modicum of sanity—was not on his side.
—Abby Levene, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sanity
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“Sanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sanity. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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sanity
noun
san·i·ty
ˈsan-ət-ē 
: the quality or state of being sane
Medical Definition
sanity
noun
san·i·ty
ˈsan-ət-ē
plural sanities
: the quality or state of being sane
especially
: soundness or health of mind
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