: the quality or state of being sane
especially
: soundness or health of mind
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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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– Dating Debate
Dear Dating Debate: Think of this as the entrance to a new phase in your dating life.
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R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
Can Washington keep things somewhat manageable with enough economic growth…lower interest rates…higher taxes…a return to fiscal sanity…or some combination thereof?
—Moneyshow, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The future of our democratic elections, civil discourse, and collective sanity, depends on it.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
But as a new killer in a hockey mask racks up victims, Tommy begins to question his sanity and begins to wonder if Jason has somehow returned from the grave.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
Can Washington keep things somewhat manageable with enough economic growth…lower interest rates…higher taxes…a return to fiscal sanity…or some combination thereof?
—Moneyshow, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The future of our democratic elections, civil discourse, and collective sanity, depends on it.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
But as a new killer in a hockey mask racks up victims, Tommy begins to question his sanity and begins to wonder if Jason has somehow returned from the grave.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Sanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sanity. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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