mental institution

Example Sentences

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He escaped from a mental institution, settled in Southern California, and began falsely claiming that he was a rabbi, a doctor and Albert Einstein’s nephew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Dot does that many times over throughout the season, even slipping free of the mental institution where Lorraine tries to have her committed against her will.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2024

But it soon became known as “the largest mental institution in the country,” a surge driven by the region’s worsening homelessness and behavioral health crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023

The trial now moves into a second phase to determine whether Schabusiness was mentally ill and should be sent to a mental institution or should go to prison.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023

It was the kind used in every mental institution in every movie and television show ever.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram