loony bin

Example Sentences

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The poor guy hasn’t been able to distinguish truth from fiction lately, even checking himself into the loony bin for fear that he’s coming unglued and needs professional help.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2015

I needed to bond with another animal — someone I could part with, if necessary, without landing in the loony bin.

From Time • Nov. 29, 2014

Take that and add the loony bin, you get a strangely non-literary response.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2014

Confined to a creepy, windswept New England loony bin by her nasty stepfather in the wake of family tragedies, Babydoll slips through a series of mental trapdoors.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2011

But then again, I’m already in the loony bin; how practical am I going to get?

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini