Example Sentences

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Each of these stories was, in some measure, autobiographical, and each a reassurance that, despite my worrying, I was still compos mentis.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 29, 2019

Don compos mentis: Of very stable genius mind.

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2018

“Why not, as long as I’m compos mentis?” he said.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2016

Terry asked me way back when he was still alive and still very much compos mentis.

From The Guardian • May 26, 2016

I didn’t like it, Djo, and I haven’t danced the compos bolero since.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple