mental faculties
plural noun
: ability to think clearly
It was sad to see that his mental faculties had begun to fail.
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The former Democratic nominee for president stepped into the race after Joe Biden dropped out, after facing pressure and scrutiny regarding his age and mental faculties.
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 10 Dec. 2025
According to media theorist Marshall McLuhan, every medium is an extension of our physical or mental faculties.
—Big Think, 16 Nov. 2025
The Illinois governor also dabbled in popular Democratic speculation that Trump’s mental faculties were slipping, replicating Republican attacks against former President Joe Biden’s cognitive state.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2025
Those youths who are said to be digital natives are possibly undercutting their own mental faculties due to a reliance on the Internet.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 10 Dec. 2025
According to media theorist Marshall McLuhan, every medium is an extension of our physical or mental faculties.
—Big Think, 16 Nov. 2025
The Illinois governor also dabbled in popular Democratic speculation that Trump’s mental faculties were slipping, replicating Republican attacks against former President Joe Biden’s cognitive state.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2025
Those youths who are said to be digital natives are possibly undercutting their own mental faculties due to a reliance on the Internet.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mental faculties
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“Mental faculties.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mental%20faculties. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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