How to Use sane in a Sentence

sane

adjective
Definition of sanenext
Synonyms for sanenext
  • 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
  • My mom, sister, and true friends kept me sane in the chaos.
    — Joy Woodson, Parents, 19 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • So, maybe the reading of the book was a little crazy-making too; these did not feel like the thoughts of a sane person.
    — Olivia Messer, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2023
  • Texas mother of two Tayo Oredola says fitness has kept her sane.
    — Essence, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Again, this is not something any sane person would bet on.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The cubes have kept travelers sane through weeks of travel.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Only then would a sane person attempt to wear them on a long hike.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Big John makes the only sane decision of his life and opts to stay behind.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 25 Feb. 2023
  • His kids are clearly helping keep David sane, which, the movie reminds him and us, shouldn’t be their job.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2021
  • How did writing it function for you in that way, keeping you sane?
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 10 June 2021
  • What’s less obvious, or at least less sane, is why Clark hates Tyler so much.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Wake up, people, and vote to restore Florida to a sane place — please.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2024
  • Few sane people breathlessly follow the start of the legislative session, because ugh.
    — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024

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