: the quality or state of being sane
especially
: soundness or health of mind
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Examples of sanity in a Sentence
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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If the incoming administration is serious about delivering to the American people results based on common sense, biological reality, and cultural sanity, there is plenty of work to be done across multiple departments and agencies of the leviathan federal ...
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Lathan Watts, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
With this new wave of amenities (and your travel sanity) in mind, here are the best airports in the world, from Asia and the Middle East to right here in North America, that offer incredible open-air areas to soothe your traveling stress.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2024
For students racing to meet January deadlines, dedicated application hours followed by restorative family time can help preserve both sanity and holiday spirit.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Whose diction stays this grand, this ornamented, when they’ve been stripped of everything, perhaps even their sanity?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Lathan Watts, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
With this new wave of amenities (and your travel sanity) in mind, here are the best airports in the world, from Asia and the Middle East to right here in North America, that offer incredible open-air areas to soothe your traveling stress.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2024
For students racing to meet January deadlines, dedicated application hours followed by restorative family time can help preserve both sanity and holiday spirit.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Whose diction stays this grand, this ornamented, when they’ve been stripped of everything, perhaps even their sanity?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Sanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sanity. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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