sane
Example Sentences
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“When a person needs an ER doctor, no sane person stops to ask about the doctor’s race,” she says.
"It keeps me sane, keeps my mind at ease," he said.
From BBC
It’s a concept borrowed from restaurant service — those end-of-night tasks that set you up for a smoother, saner start the next day — and it immediately appealed to me.
From Salon
The tournament long known as March Madness has a problem: It has never been saner than it is right now.
But it’s not an explanation, not really, because what he’s describing isn’t something a sane person would do.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.