: the quality or state of being sane
especially
: soundness or health of mind
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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The wisest course may be defensive positioning while awaiting the inevitable return to sanity.
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Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
After this moment, headlines questioning Kaufman's sanity began to surface.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Thankfully, mere seconds later, Goldberg and the crew were able to salvage her sanity with a life-saving commercial break.
—EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Waking up to sanity meant abandoning this fantasy for the real world, the true one.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
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Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
After this moment, headlines questioning Kaufman's sanity began to surface.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Thankfully, mere seconds later, Goldberg and the crew were able to salvage her sanity with a life-saving commercial break.
—EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Waking up to sanity meant abandoning this fantasy for the real world, the true one.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sanity
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“Sanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sanity. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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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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