saner; sanest
1
: proceeding from a sound mind : rational
2
: mentally sound
especially
: able to anticipate and appraise the effect of one's actions
3
: healthy in body
sanely
adverb
Examples of sane in a Sentence
No sane person could do something so horrible.
Leaving was the only sane option she had.
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America and the world have many urgent problems, but nobody of sane mind ever thought that the Canadian border was on that list.
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Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Gyllenhaal asks perhaps the only sane question: Why choose?
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
But the film hardly makes calm detachment, or following the status quo, seem sane.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Here are six ways to become a smarter, saner news consumer.
—Seth Ashley, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
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Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Gyllenhaal asks perhaps the only sane question: Why choose?
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
But the film hardly makes calm detachment, or following the status quo, seem sane.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Here are six ways to become a smarter, saner news consumer.
—Seth Ashley, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sane
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“Sane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sane. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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