compos mentis

Example Sentences

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During the lecture, Joan told the students that she was "still compos mentis enough" to make use of the help that is available.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

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

Don compos mentis: Of very stable genius mind.

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2018

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