How to Use sane in a Sentence

sane

adjective
  • Leaving was the only sane option she had.
  • No sane person could do something so horrible.
  • My training was the best way to stay sane a lot of days.
    Andy Frye, Forbes, 31 May 2021
  • One of the few things that kept me sane, my way of coping.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2023
  • What are the things that have been sort of keeping you sane?
    Condé Nast Traveler, 5 May 2020
  • My mom, sister, and true friends kept me sane in the chaos.
    Joy Woodson, Parents, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Thanks for reading, and have a safe and sane week ahead.
    National Geographic, 25 Mar. 2020
  • To any sane person, over-the-air charging is the dream.
    Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Here are three of her top gear picks for keeping sane and healthy in the fast lane.
    Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Here are some tips on how to stay sane in the time of coronavirus.
    Fox News, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Stay funny, stay sane, and point out the bias to others.
    Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2020
  • Less fear and a saner point of view are the big step out of the depression.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Now, she's lost most of the things keeping her sane and balanced.
    Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 6 May 2019
  • The jury ruled that Kemper was sane and guilty on all counts.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
  • Purdue The first year for any new coach, much less the first game, shouldn’t mean a whole lot in a sane world.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Click here to read about the 6 things keeping Paltrow sane at home.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2020
  • The structure of going to work keeps him grounded and sane.
    Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2021
  • With no good answer, no sane lender would have lent against it.
    Andy Kessler, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2022
  • The drink that is keeping me sane in this heat is the iced Bee Happy Latte.
    Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Play shows, make music and try to stay sane while doing it.
    Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
  • After a full season, this is the gear that kept me sane, fit, and planted.
    Benjamin Tepler, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2023
  • And, again, my lessons have been keeping me so sane over these past couple of years.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2021
  • At the end of the day, a makeup bag should keep you organized, happy, and sane!
    Ava Darrin, ELLE, 26 July 2022
  • The kids asked the courts to do the thing that Congress hadn’t: force the adoption of sane climate policy.
    John D. Sutter, CNN, 30 June 2022
  • Hence sprinting up and down the hotel hallway to stay sane.
    Sean Gregory/tokyo, Time, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Keep scrolling for the best buys to keep your baby happy, and a few items that are sure to help keep you sane as well.
    SELF, 15 July 2021
  • But the sane consensus has had a hard time being heard.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022
  • What’s most important to me is these kids, my health and trying to be sane and sober for them.
    John Canzano, oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Orange voters are more than 59% in favor of allowing the sale at the Fourth of July of safe and sane fireworks.
    Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Brown and Iannucci position Patel as one of the saner men in the room, but also one of the only characters who seems to care at all about the comics on which Tecto is based.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024

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