as in mind
the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities
these working conditions are threatening my sanity!
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The man known only as ‘B’ is half-mortal and half-god, cursed and compelled to violence, even at the sacrifice of his sanity.
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Season 3 finds the brittle sanity of Navajo Tribal policeman Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon, still deserving of an Emmy) eroding in the aftermath of the death of B.J. Vines (John Diehl) — a fateful figure with ties to his family.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
The first Trump administration, for all its occasional internal dysfunction, brought a welcome course correction back toward normalcy and sanity: The economy was revving, the border was secure, and there were no new foreign wars.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
For his sanity, Gates was convinced his processes were good processes.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Season 3 finds the brittle sanity of Navajo Tribal policeman Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon, still deserving of an Emmy) eroding in the aftermath of the death of B.J. Vines (John Diehl) — a fateful figure with ties to his family.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
The first Trump administration, for all its occasional internal dysfunction, brought a welcome course correction back toward normalcy and sanity: The economy was revving, the border was secure, and there were no new foreign wars.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
For his sanity, Gates was convinced his processes were good processes.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sanity
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“Sanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanity. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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