sanitarium

Example Sentences

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He made it to the sanitarium in time.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023

I have always loved the idea of a sanitarium: Swaddle me in blankets like a chic burrito, please, and tilt my deck chair toward the Swiss Alps or whatever hills you’ve got.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2023

But he also can’t keep his eyes off Sadie, a young woman who regularly visits New Bethany as a respite from the sanitarium where she’s being treated for tuberculosis.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2022

A decrepit drive-in movie theater screens a 1947 noir spoof, “My Favorite Brunette,” for seemingly no other reason, possibly, than that Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour get locked up in a sanitarium.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2022

Did he do his work right there in the sanitarium, or did they rent him a little office where he could get away from all the noise?

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris