How to Use insanity in a Sentence

insanity

noun
  • She was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
  • His friends thought his decision to quit his job was pure insanity.
  • Please, no more violence. It's time to stop this insanity.
  • But drug abuse alone is not enough to make a claim of insanity.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
  • There's so much that can lead a mind to insanity.
    — Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Democrats can and must curb this insanity now!
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Was the goal of the docu to open people’s eyes to this insanity?
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Yes, at some point, there will be an end to this insanity and horror.
    — Tim Hutchinson, Bob Kerrey, Ben Nelson, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022
  • In this world, at this time, a little insanity can go a long way.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The fear is that the damage will last long past this insanity.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Of all the sequences, which one pushed you and your team to the brink of insanity?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Well, that, of course, is insanity and women have the same rights that men do.
    — Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • So to be the teacher to four young kids — well, two are in school, so two — is insanity.
    — Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Here’s a few facts about those involved in the insanity.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
  • She was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
  • No one alive today is going to live long enough to see the end of this insanity.
    — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2020
  • There’s gotta be some sort of a reasonable judge that says this is insanity.
    — Madison Roberts, PEOPLE.com, 20 June 2019
  • But insanity is the name of the game in college sports today.
    — oregonlive, 15 July 2022
  • The business drove him into debt and to the brink of insanity.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Dominguez has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • It would be raised during an insanity phase of the trial.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The fact that that happened to us is insanity and craziness.
    — Peter D'oench, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • But this contest, on both sides, shows the insanity of electing judges.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
  • The clips are pure insanity, more so than a 48-hour livestream merits.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2021
  • This insanity has to stop before anyone else gets hurt.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • He was found innocent by reason of insanity in the rest of the killings.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 6 June 2022
  • Brown entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity in June.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Without it, the dancers might not have known the insanity of their current moment.
    — Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
    — Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Crystal said, when all Crystal had seen of her was the insanity?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 June 2021

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