Definition of "sanity" []

• The quality or condition of being sane; soundness of mind. (noun)
• Soundness of judgment or reason. (noun)

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• "Maybe it seems silly, but if your life or your sanity is at risk, it's not a bad idea."
• "Now when he was misusing his authority to browbeat me into what he termed sanity, I found comfort in recalling that after all he had once in a moment of forgetfulness confessed to having a home at Mentone Park, with a wife and four daughters of whose accomplishments he spoke almost with boasting."
• "And that unknown means Owen is facing her new pregnancy with as much fear as joy, repeating what she calls sanity sonograms for reassurance that this baby's still fine."