as in mind
the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities
these working conditions are threatening my sanity!
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Recent Examples of sanity
The wisest course may be defensive positioning while awaiting the inevitable return to sanity.
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Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
After this moment, headlines questioning Kaufman's sanity began to surface.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Thankfully, mere seconds later, Goldberg and the crew were able to salvage her sanity with a life-saving commercial break.
—EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Waking up to sanity meant abandoning this fantasy for the real world, the true one.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
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Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
After this moment, headlines questioning Kaufman's sanity began to surface.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Thankfully, mere seconds later, Goldberg and the crew were able to salvage her sanity with a life-saving commercial break.
—EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Waking up to sanity meant abandoning this fantasy for the real world, the true one.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sanity
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“Sanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanity. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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