: the quality or state of being sane
especially
: soundness or health of mind
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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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Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions are looking to catch a box office wave after picking up the North American rights to The Surfer, the psychological thriller from director Lorcan Finnegan that stars Nicolas Cage as a beach bum on the edge of sanity.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2024
These gentlemen are acting like their lives, their souls, their sanity depends on it.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
His first term was a constant attack on sanity, science and truth, and he’s only gotten sharper while out of office in telling people that up is down and the sky is purple.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
Ultramarathon runners embrace pain and test their sanity in Western States 100.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2024
These gentlemen are acting like their lives, their souls, their sanity depends on it.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
His first term was a constant attack on sanity, science and truth, and he’s only gotten sharper while out of office in telling people that up is down and the sky is purple.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
Ultramarathon runners embrace pain and test their sanity in Western States 100.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
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 26 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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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