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.
  • Just try to stay busy, and my wife tries to keep me sane.
    Sam Amick, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2017
  • 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
  • This was the music, new and old, that kept me sane during 2024.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Less fear and a saner point of view are the big step out of the depression.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2024
  • There is a good chance that being able to write may have kept them sane.
    Alex Thomas, ajc, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Now, she's lost most of the things keeping her sane and balanced.
    Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 6 May 2019
  • The pair needed a secret place to slumber and a way to stay sane.
    Jennifer Levitz, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2018
  • 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
  • Being out in the mountains is the one thing that helps me stay grounded and sane.
    Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 16 May 2018
  • Still, even the most sane among us are more and more frustrated.
    Eric Bolin, ajc, 15 Nov. 2017
  • 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
  • America would be lucky to have that kind of sane choice.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Paige nicely anchors her scenes as the one clearly sane character in this circus.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
  • No sane businessperson would relinquish so much as a square inch of New York real estate, except under duress.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024

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