How to Use sanity in a Sentence

sanity

noun
  • The sanity of the decision was never in question.
  • She is the mother of six children but somehow keeps her sanity.
  • People have begun to doubt his sanity.
  • Terry takes the deal, but not without a hefty price on her sanity.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024
  • To help save you some time (and sanity), our team of expert judges has narrowed down the best ones!
    Alex Vance, Parents, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Anyone who dares to put their sanity to the test has until May 5 to apply.
    Anjali Huynh and Melissa Gray, CNN, 11 Apr. 2021
  • And pretty much everyone at one point in the game sacrifices their sanity.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Finding a variety of healthy-ish food that requires little effort can be a sanity saver.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2024
  • But there are reasons to be skeptical about the home/road splits and to ignore them completely, if only for your own sanity.
    James Yasko, Chron, 16 Apr. 2021
  • To keep her sanity over the long Syracuse winter, Sam needed this beautiful, old, heat-squandering open fire.
    Dana Spiotta, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2021
  • These sanity-saving devices should be considered marital aids.
    Olivia Hosken, Town & Country, 22 Apr. 2021
  • As often happens, March Madness has given way to sanity during the Sweet 16 round.
    Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2021
  • With our families thrown together into a pod, Josh became a lifeline to sanity as other friends disappeared.
    New York Times, 27 Mar. 2021
  • As Deposition Deion fired away Friday, sanity wobbled about the canvas and almost took a knee.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Where are the startups serving families, saving their productivity and their sanity?
    Sara Deshpande, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • People could be committed by a White employer or by others in the community, essentially on hearsay, with little chance to defend their sanity in court.
    Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Dozens of volunteer residents recently vetted the candidates strongest on the two issues many of us care most about: Restoring safety to our streets and sanity to our council.
    Star Tribune, 11 Apr. 2021
  • That sanity comes in the smiles, the handshakes, the hip checks, the high-fives and the howls.
    Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2023
  • This is the only way to keep the peace and your sanity.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Here’s a list of tips, tricks and tools for restoring sanity to the web.
    Dwight Silverman, Forbes, 17 May 2021
  • The project pushed him to the brink of his sanity and financial means.
    Zachary Crockett, thehustle.co, 7 June 2024
  • And by the end of the movie, Nancy has been driven to the brink of sanity by fear and a chronic lack of sleep.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2022
  • An eerie presence in the house, however, haunts the men to the edge of sanity.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Success doesn’t have to come at the cost of your soul, your sanity or your health.
    Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2023
  • That's been a secret to sanity over the past five years of travel for me.
    Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2022
  • On the acuity of the answer rests the safety, and thereby the sanity, of the nation.
    Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2022
  • Taking a break from the day-to-day grind is vital to our health and sanity.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2022
  • On the show, Cuomo presents himself as a voice of sanity in a world gone mad.
    Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2023
  • So the makings for sanity are out there when their time comes.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Her only choice to save her sanity was to abandon the quest.
    Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022

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