Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a sane manner; as one in possession of a sound mind; naturally.
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- adverb In a
sane manner,sensibly ,logically ,rationally .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner
- adverb in a sane or lucid manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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I think the only way to survive it sanely is to be put into some sort of medically-induced coma before, and only brought out of it when your house has been completely unpacked, decorated and lived in for 3 months or so.
Heavy Furniture Candid Engineer 2008
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He had got far enough away from that past to look at it sanely, that is to say gratefully.
Expositions of Holy Scripture Alexander Maclaren 1868
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It began just being amusing, but at some point the sheer _constancy_ of the text, and the situation it described half-obliquely, half-metaphorically, just got to me and I ended up laughing breathlessly and perhaps not entirely sanely.
AMAZING karenhealey 2010
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I congratulate us, the American people, every day for choosing sanely, historically, and clearly.
Obama Calls Jobs Report ‘Stark Reminder’ of Need for Urgent Action - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Worst line: The lack of a workaholic culture, with all of its inherent dis-ease, takes the peculiarly Ango-Saxon strain out of the workplace, and frees the French girl to have a more sanely irreverent relationship to her work life.
Why French Women Are Diffferent on Bastille Day or Any Other « One-Minute Book Reviews 2009
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The political parties need to act sanely if they want to be respected.
Joe The Nerd Ferraro: A Direct Political Result of the Rally for Sanity Joe The Nerd Ferraro 2010
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The problem is not just a refusal to address budgetting and taxing sanely, but also regulation that has allowed people to work to slowly vanish under debt, and people who rule to amass vast fortunes.
Killing Wonder: Life in the Disaster Zone Heather McDougal 2009
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The mere utterance of it could damn any scheme, no matter how sanely conceived, of economic amelioration or regeneration.
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Guess she knows her weaknesses … like, being able to communicate sanely
Think Progress » Palin bars media from two upcoming Florida events. 2010
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The political parties need to act sanely if they want to be respected.
Joe The Nerd Ferraro: A Direct Political Result of the Rally for Sanity Joe The Nerd Ferraro 2010
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