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.]
