- plural of faculty.
faculties
Example Sentences
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In the closing days of the war, close allies questioned his mental faculties.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
"We're getting close to threatening the root of what makes us human, in terms of social interaction, critical thinking faculties, and developing the skills to operate in the modern world," he explains.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
When I released the clutch and took off, my spirit filled with joy, and any anxieties about my age or declining faculties disappeared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
No adult treats any other adult that way unless they’ve lost their mental faculties or never had them.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
Thanks to the surreptitious prayers of the women and children, as he himself admitted, he was alive and well and in full possession of his faculties, including his sense of humor.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
