of sound mind
Americanidiom
Etymology
Origin of of sound mind
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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Although she is of sound mind, Guthrie has physical ailments that keep her from walking very far and needs to take a daily medication that she appears to be without.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 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
The law will take its course; your brother will not prevail if you were clearly listed as a beneficiary, there was no coercion and/or your father was of sound mind when he made this decision.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025
There’s no reason to doubt whether Hackman was of sound mind at that time.
From Salon • Jul. 30, 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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