How to Use sane in a Sentence

sane

adjective
  • Leaving was the only sane option she had.
  • No sane person could do something so horrible.
  • Love your kids, but be sane about it!
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • These are the words of sane people.
    — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • What are safe and sane fireworks?
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
  • And maybe that was her way of keeping them sane.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • With no good answer, no sane lender would have lent against it.
    — Andy Kessler, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2022
  • So the way to stay sane is having fun and this is a kid’s game.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
  • There is a good chance that being able to write may have kept them sane.
    — Alex Thomas, ajc, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Here are three of her top gear picks for keeping sane and healthy in the fast lane.
    — Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Everyone is wrong, and no one is sane.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 5 Aug. 2025
  • And, in a way, this coward is the only sane one.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
  • Here are some tips on how to stay sane in the time of coronavirus.
    — Fox News, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Still, even the most sane among us are more and more frustrated.
    — Eric Bolin, ajc, 15 Nov. 2017
  • Your 15-minute breaks are the only things that keep you sane.
    — Jelani Addams Rosa, Seventeen, 3 May 2017
  • There are places where the use of safe and sane fireworks are allowed.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Now, she's lost most of the things keeping her sane and balanced.
    — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 6 May 2019
  • And my way of trying to stay sane and fighting back was to stay busy….
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025
  • No sane person disagrees with me.
    — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • And, again, my lessons have been keeping me so sane over these past couple of years.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Hours go by because people come over, and the sane ones go home, and some come back.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The jury ruled that Kemper was sane and guilty on all counts.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
  • The pair needed a secret place to slumber and a way to stay sane.
    — Jennifer Levitz, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Less fear and a saner point of view are the big step out of the depression.
    — Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Plus, the maintenance might just be what keeps you sane and feeling cute.
    — Natalie Cantell, InStyle, 15 June 2026
  • And at the time, Lawrence emphasized that her friends kept her sane.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
  • In saner times, a guy like Fishback, wouldn’t get the time of day.
    — Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
  • After a full season, this is the gear that kept me sane, fit, and planted.
    — Benjamin Tepler, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
  • After a full season, this is the gear that kept me sane, fit, and planted.
    — Benjamin Tepler, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Because those are the things that keep you sane, that give meaning to life in some fashion.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025

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