mental faculties
Americanplural noun
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mental faculty
singular
Example Sentences
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It’s also remarkable, given that I sustained a hard blow to the back of my head, that I’ve been able to speak and maintain my mental faculties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Horst said Emerson did not fully possess his mental faculties when he was on the Horizon Air flight and did not consciously choose to put people at risk.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
There’s a poignancy, however, to this enviable slow dance: an Alzheimer’s diagnosis that is stripping away Augusto’s mental faculties, transferring the weight of their combined memory and the daily work of meaningful engagement onto Paulina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
Video and image analysis technology had "no scientific basis", co-author Eleanor Drage told the BBC News, dismissing it as "modern phrenology", the false theory skull shape could reveal character and mental faculties.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2022
"Within four days of running out of food, he'll barely be able to stand up, let alone control a rover. Plus, his mental faculties will rapidly decline. He'd have a hard time even staying awake."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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