: 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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Want to cruise in calm comfort between stints at the edge of sanity?
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
In the film, Fry stars as Rose, a woman who finds herself in a hotel trying to keep her sanity while being subjected to surreal reminders of her past.
—William Earl, Variety, 24 July 2025
My lawsuit aims to restore just a little bit of sanity.
—Tamlyn Hunt, Scientific American, 22 July 2025
And yet sanity does not mean that a person views the past without defensiveness or distortion.
—Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
In the film, Fry stars as Rose, a woman who finds herself in a hotel trying to keep her sanity while being subjected to surreal reminders of her past.
—William Earl, Variety, 24 July 2025
My lawsuit aims to restore just a little bit of sanity.
—Tamlyn Hunt, Scientific American, 22 July 2025
And yet sanity does not mean that a person views the past without defensiveness or distortion.
—Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 21 July 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 5 Aug. 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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