: 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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Not in terms of winning a game, a conference title, or reaching the playoff, but rules and guidelines that were going to bring sanity, and sustainable cost structure, to major college football.
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Ultimately, no one stands to benefit more from this incipient trend toward climate sanity than the American people themselves.
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Perhaps my working life as a critic has conditioned me into such a response; the movies have long been not just my cultural sustenance but also a personal wellspring of sanity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025
First success was in 2004 Vonn started her comeback last season, a return met with incredulity by some other skiers who questioned her sanity in returning to competitive downhill skiing – the fastest and most dangerous of disciplines – after knee surgery.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Ultimately, no one stands to benefit more from this incipient trend toward climate sanity than the American people themselves.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Perhaps my working life as a critic has conditioned me into such a response; the movies have long been not just my cultural sustenance but also a personal wellspring of sanity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 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 Dec. 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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