How do you use Insanity in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like psychopathy or sanity, plus the exact meaning.
Insanity in a sentence
Insanity meaning
The state of being insane; madness.
Synonyms of Insanity
Using Insanity
- The main meaning on this page is: The state of being insane; madness.
- Useful related words include: mental illness, mental disease, psychopathy, sanity.
- In the example corpus, insanity often appears in combinations such as: of insanity, the insanity, insanity and.
Context around Insanity
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 16 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Insanity
- In this selection, "insanity" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, comedic, procedure, citation, johnson, pleas and condition stand out and add context to how "insanity" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include definition of insanity is doing and 1991 citation insanity pleas have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "insanity" sits close to words such as adolescent, agnes and amp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with insanity
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The insanity Johnson referred to was merely comedic insanity. (9 words)
Altman opposed that insanity by making his film as earthy as possible. (12 words)
And it perfectly illustrates the insanity that transgender activists have brought us. (12 words)
In the middle of a run that also included was Kilmer’s chance to go full drama king, embodying the kind of insanity that comes with being left to fend for yourself in college, specifically when you happen to be a hyper-genius. (43 words)
By far the most powerful piece I’ve ever read on the utter insanity of how the "system" has been failing some of our society’s most vulnerable people for decades and how the situation is clearly getting worse. (39 words)
In the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States, use of the defense is rare; citation however, since the Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991, citation insanity pleas have steadily increased in the UK. (37 words)
If we can’t stop the insanity there, where our children are being directly impacted, then where can we? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
The insanity Johnson referred to was merely comedic insanity.
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results, there are definitely elements of insanity in the fact that Israel is having new elections in less than two weeks.
In the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States, use of the defense is rare; citation however, since the Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991, citation insanity pleas have steadily increased in the UK.
Some argued that existing diagnoses such as "delusional insanity" or "adolescent insanity" were better or more clearly defined.
Altman opposed that insanity by making his film as earthy as possible.
And it perfectly illustrates the insanity that transgender activists have brought us.
As they say, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome.
At that time I promised them that I would do whatever I could to end that insanity, and I intend to keep that promise.
By far the most powerful piece I’ve ever read on the utter insanity of how the "system" has been failing some of our society’s most vulnerable people for decades and how the situation is clearly getting worse.
City spell all have a chance of inflicting the powerful Insanity condition, which causes the afflicted unit to attack nearby units at random.
Eobard Thawne's obsession with Barry Allen has defined his life for years and drove his insanity.
Even before the detail of the agreement was disclosed it was being described as “insanity”, “appalling” and a “surrender” by hardline Republicans.
Even the merch tent, sometimes a locus of insanity with long lines, was doing merely steady business.
Eventually, tired of the insanity, Omega challenged Moxley to a cage match which Moxley accepted.
His public defenders were the first lawyers who managed to successfully plead insanity on behalf of a defendant with dissociative personality disorder.
If the denizens of clown world keep promoting cultural insanity as normal, minority voters may also increasingly find a home in the GOP.
If we can’t stop the insanity there, where our children are being directly impacted, then where can we?
In the middle of a run that also included was Kilmer’s chance to go full drama king, embodying the kind of insanity that comes with being left to fend for yourself in college, specifically when you happen to be a hyper-genius.
It's insanity — it would look like it belonged in a high school playbook if the play wasn't so damn complicated.
Mahre said in her closing statement Spragg is not qualified to perform an insanity evaluation for the court, and he overlooked Cohee’s planning and cover-up in his evaluation.
Common combinations with insanity
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of insanity 58×
- the insanity 26×
- insanity and 18×
- insanity is 13×
- insanity of 10×
- insanity defense 10×
- insanity in 8×
- insanity that 7×
- an insanity 7×
- and insanity 7×