saner; sanest
1
: proceeding from a sound mind : rational
2
: mentally sound
especially
: able to anticipate and appraise the effect of one's actions
3
: healthy in body
sanely
adverb
Examples of sane in a Sentence
No sane person could do something so horrible.
Leaving was the only sane option she had.
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McCurdy and Stoner each end their memoirs proud of having emerged into saner adulthoods.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
This clarity doesn’t just keep me sane — the people around me appreciate it, too.
—Jason Barnard, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
And maybe that was her way of keeping them sane.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Music is the only thing that keeps me sane through traffic, deadlines, and everyone talking way too loud on speakerphone.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
This clarity doesn’t just keep me sane — the people around me appreciate it, too.
—Jason Barnard, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
And maybe that was her way of keeping them sane.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Music is the only thing that keeps me sane through traffic, deadlines, and everyone talking way too loud on speakerphone.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Sane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sane. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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