How to Use sanity in a Sentence
sanity
noun
- The sanity of the decision was never in question.
- She is the mother of six children but somehow keeps her sanity.
- People have begun to doubt his sanity.
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That sanity comes in the smiles, the handshakes, the hip checks, the high-fives and the howls.
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Indystar Sports,
The Indianapolis Star,
13 June 2023
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This is the only way to keep the peace and your sanity.
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Georgia Nicols,
The Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2024
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And by the end of the movie, Nancy has been driven to the brink of sanity by fear and a chronic lack of sleep.
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Katie Rife,
EW.com,
19 Oct. 2022
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An eerie presence in the house, however, haunts the men to the edge of sanity.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2023
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Success doesn’t have to come at the cost of your soul, your sanity or your health.
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Elaine Welteroth,
Washington Post,
3 Jan. 2023
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That's been a secret to sanity over the past five years of travel for me.
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Kaitlin Menza,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Aug. 2022
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On the show, Cuomo presents himself as a voice of sanity in a world gone mad.
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Eric Lach,
The New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2023
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Her only choice to save her sanity was to abandon the quest.
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Ellen McGirt,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2022
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Some say this marks the return of some sanity, which is healthy and long overdue.
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Zachary Small,
New York Times,
22 May 2023
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Adjust the volume or switch to silent mode to save your sanity.
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Marisa Lascala,
Good Housekeeping,
31 Aug. 2022
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But the main task now is to win, while still preserving our sanity.
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Yulia Vus,
Washington Post,
25 May 2022
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One of the biggest threats to markets fails a basic sanity check.
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James MacKintosh,
WSJ,
6 July 2022
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Take some time off because the work will always be there, but your sanity may not.
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Fortune Editors,
Fortune Well,
17 Mar. 2023
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Most of all, thank you all for your craziness that helps the people of L.A. keep their sanity, one punchline at a time.
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Los Angeles Times,
3 Aug. 2022
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Two days away from the office can do wonders for your sanity.
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Mari Carmen Pizarro,
Forbes,
24 June 2022
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The same can be said of Gene Lockhart, who is a joy as the New York supreme court judge presiding at the sanity hearing.
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Jack D. Grant,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Dec. 2022
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The good news is that rising rates and the end of the pandemic should return some sanity to the zanier markets, said Jonathan Levin in Bloomberg.
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The Week Staff,
The Week,
23 Apr. 2022
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Dan’s fixation on Kelly and what happened to her drives him to the brink of his sanity.
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2023
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And with just two days off, rarely do all three Rs needed for sanity get addressed.
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Petula Dvorak,
Washington Post,
27 Feb. 2023
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To say Sarah is unnerved by all of this does not even come close to describing the perilous state of her sanity.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2023
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Will March Madness still live up to its name, or will sanity prevail?
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Eddie Timanus,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2022
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What do you guys do to keep your mental sanity outside of the studio with how crazy the industry can be?
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Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
24 Aug. 2022
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Your hangout of choice will be Shoals, an oasis of sanity in the tumult that is Deep Ellum.
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Dallas News,
23 Mar. 2022
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Some things can be homemade, but to keep your sanity, everything doesn’t have to be.
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Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
11 Dec. 2023
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This will be a further assault on people’s sanity… or what’s left of it.
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Tj Hutchinson,
The Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2024
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Chuck may have had a version of sanity, but something won out… something that maybe shouldn’t have.
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Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2022
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But when a student confronts her in a lesbian bar, Jean is pushed to extreme lengths to save her job and her sanity.
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K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
21 May 2022
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