sane
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Aviv describes becoming sane as “a kind of narrative collapse, a confrontation with a personal history that is no longer recognizable.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Yet Forster maintained his equilibrium and held to his admirably sane conception of the human condition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Learning to prioritize the tasks has kept him more sane during his second season in one of the most high-profile coaching jobs in sports, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
What kept them sane was talking among themselves about memories of their past lives, Rumyantsev recalled.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
Zlata said writing was her salvation during the war and it kept her sane.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
In happier days—in a saner timeline—I could have played a round here.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
Is there a chance that saner heads will prevail?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
Dispatches from a saner time of millennial life like “Up Down” and “Can’t Believe It” landed like an envelope of Instax photos from a half-remembered house party.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
While we cannot know exactly how events would have unfolded had dissent been amplified rather than suppressed, we can raise our own voices now to demand a safer, saner future.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025
He was already coolly getting up from the kitchen table, as if he was the saner of the two of them, gathering the morning paper, and heading to his home office.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
“The sanest way forward — you have to learn how to split yourself up into other selves, like an earthworm,” her mentor advised her years earlier, when she was about to graduate.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2022
Wakefield What happens when the sanest person working in a psych ward starts to lose his grip?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
“Having a therapist has taught me to be less cruel to myself. It’s not like therapy has made me the world’s sanest person; it’s just made me slightly less insane.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2021
We can look at all of this and hope that our sanest elected officials will use their power to make life better for the whole realm.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2021
He tottered across the roof tiles, spraying his fig trees like it was the safest, sanest procedure in the world.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
Vocabulary lists containing sane
Tears of a Tiger
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
P.S. Be Eleven
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
Unit 1: Vocabulary from Readings 2
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
