sane
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2.3
- adjective
- /seɪn/
- Can you give me one good reason why any sane person would drive the way you were driving?
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- How much healthier, more enjoyable, and saner could life online be?
- I hope most people there are sane and then you'll have the fringes.
- And most of us in these relationships are as sane as the next guy.
- That is not a rational, sane person.
- They need to start browbeating their sane Republican counterparts.
- Was that anything sane to wait till after his death?
- She's competent, she's sane, she's thoughtful.
- You know, what she's saying is true and necessary and sane and sensible.
- Perhaps a rather sane part of you had kicked in and said no thanks.
- Save them, show them to your sanest friend and say, does this seem normal to you?
- And every practical, logical, sane, safe reason in the world will tell you to stop.
- But I feel like that's what the more sane advice would be to kind of take it a little slower.
- You know, and somebody has has decided at some point that this was a sane policy.
Examples
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Fortunately, some sane voices speak out in support of gay causes.
Academic text (1999) -
What sane person would want to be homeless if he or she had a choice?
Academic text (2010) -
And most of us in these relationships are as sane as the next guy.
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Every sane person's got his head down, trying to stay alive.
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Her life, at least compared with mine, is sane and stable.
Fiction book (1999) -
And the passionate desire of every sane, thinking person is for peace.
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They seemed to be sane and responsible sort of people.
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I think my question that's going to wrap this up will be how do you stay sane when the market goes down?
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The only sane course now is to get back to the plane as quickly as we can and sweat it out until the rescue party arrives.
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Most sane people would agree that honesty is important in relationships.
Synonyms
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2.7
Fair and sensible in thinking and behavior
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2.7
Showing good judgment and making practical choices
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5.6
Thinking and acting in a sensible, normal way
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4.6
Thinking and acting in a sensible, normal way
Antonyms
How Sensible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sane also comes from the Latin sanus 'healthy', the same root you see in sanity. That's why sane can mean 'sensible' or 'reasonable'—a healthy mind makes sensible choices.