mental faculties
Americanplural noun
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mental faculty
singular
Example Sentences
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In the closing days of the war, close allies questioned his mental faculties.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
No adult treats any other adult that way unless they’ve lost their mental faculties or never had them.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
The cause of his symptoms was unconfirmed, though doctors suspected he had Parkinson’s disease due to difficulties he was having with muscle spasms and his mental faculties slowing.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023
Though his mental faculties remained intact, that morning, as I let out my first cry at Women’s Hospital, my papou lost the ability to speak.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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