lose one's mind

Example Sentences

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A mind is a terrible thing to waste," he lost himself in a self-indicting verbal fog: "What a waste it is to lose one's mind or not to have a mind.

From Time Magazine Archive

She leaned her head down on her father's shoulder and thought how sad it must be to lose one's mind.

From A Little Girl in Old New York by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

To lose one's mind is a dreadful affliction, but not to know that one is crazy is even worse.

From Grace Harlowe's Second Year at Overton College by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]