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Collocations for sanity - noun

VERB + sanity

doubt, question
There were moments when he doubted his own sanity.
fear for
I fear for her sanity if this continues much longer.
keep, maintain, preserve, retain, save
Getting away at weekends is the only way I can retain my sanity.
lose
recover, regain
threaten
The pace of city life threatens our sanity.
bring
We need to bring some sanity to this issue.

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sanity + VERB

return
Stock-market trading slowly settled down as sanity returned.
prevail
We still hope that sanity will prevail.

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PREPOSITION

for sb's sanity
Such a move is essential for the sanity of all concerned.

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PHRASES

voice of sanity
He was a voice of sanity in the Republican Party.

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