compos mentis
Example Sentences
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To be sure, we can’t know how much of any given day the young Mr. Khamenei is compos mentis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
"And I had a man standing over me with a flashlight until about 3am to make sure I was compos mentis."
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2020
Talking among ourselves, we debated trying to force the issue by calling an ambulance if he fell, knowing that, for as long as he remained compos mentis, he had the right to refuse medical intervention.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2019
Each of these stories was, in some measure, autobiographical, and each a reassurance that, despite my worrying, I was still compos mentis.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 29, 2019
If anyone proposes another match race between these two super horses,” wrote a reporter after the race, “henceforth, he will be tried in the morning for treason, mutiny, mopery and non compos mentis.'''’
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
