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.
  • 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
  • All the money in the world couldn’t get me peace of mind, my sanity.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 25 May 2025
  • 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
  • That’s why the highest form of sanity is just to be in the present moment.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • In the process, Hamlet's drives his past lover, Ophelia, to the brink of sanity.
    Audrey Gibbs, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The sanity phase of the two-part trial remains to be heard.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
  • Bass fishing just may be the last bastion of sanity in the sports world — or even the whole world.
    Lydia Lohrer, Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2017
  • On the acuity of the answer rests the safety, and thereby the sanity, of the nation.
    Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2022
  • Sitting too long in front of a screen is bad for your health and your sanity.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Taking a break from the day-to-day grind is vital to our health and sanity.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2022
  • And then still have some semblance of sanity of your life.
    Matt Wake, AL.com, 15 June 2017
  • My wife, Judy, promptly poured the cold cup of sanity on my crazy plan.
    Steve West, sun-sentinel.com, 14 June 2019
  • 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
  • To get back a semblance of unity and sanity, Biden has to win.
    Thomas L. Friedman New York Times, Star Tribune, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Find the tools that give you that semblance of your former life and sanity back.
    Max Silber, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Here are five ways to make it to the final bell with your sanity intact.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Some say this marks the return of some sanity, which is healthy and long overdue.
    Zachary Small, New York Times, 22 May 2023
  • Below, 12 home items that are sure to spark joy—and sanity.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2019
  • With a retrial date in the guilt phase still to be determined, the sanity phase may be months away.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025

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