of sound mind
Americanidiom
Etymology
Origin of of sound mind
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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Reiner’s ability to check into a hotel and travel across Los Angeles where he was seen at a gas station and ultimately arrested isn’t necessarily a sign that he was of sound mind, Faerstein said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
In 2016, Michael sent a cease-and-desist letter to Saks’s management explaining that his mother wasn’t of sound mind and that Kwatra was abusing his position.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
Your husband would do well to sign a power-of-attorney document while he is of sound mind and has the legal capacity to do so, if he has not done so already.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025
When she made her will she also included a document signed by her doctor stating she was of sound mind, etc., and specified that she didn’t want to leave anything to her sons.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
“Because, I, Benjamin Meecham, being of sound mind and body, do hereby announce that I intend to take my sister, Mary Anne Meecham, to the Junior-Senior Spring Formal, if she but permits it.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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