How to Use mentally in a Sentence

mentally

adverb
  • To be mentally strong to go from a starter to move to the bench, don’t play.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The round trip could be close to $75 in tolls, Burford said, and brutal mentally.
    Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
  • In the box, there is an old diary of his mentally disturbed brother and a list: with their names and the dates of their deaths.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
  • To keep everyone from mentally checking out, why not turn the mic to the people on the ground?
    Diana Scholz, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
  • At his office, Fason places Candy into a trance and mentally sends her back to the day of the killing.
    Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 15 May 2023
  • Here are a few tips to reach beyond the surface and mentally release.
    Chántelle Adanna, Essence, 22 Dec. 2023
  • He has not been found mentally unsound in that case but has no pending court dates.
    oregonlive, 16 May 2023
  • Asylums were not the only place where the mentally ill faced horrors.
    Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
  • For years before Jordan Neely, a mentally ill homeless man, was killed in the subway, the city had its eye on him.
    Andy Newman, New York Times, 13 May 2023
  • So do the hundreds of thousands of drug-addled and mentally ill homeless living on the streets.
    Allysia Finley, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Get mentally prepared to see a lot of the Falcons on national TV ...
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Clase said the key to finding success late in games is being mentally prepared each night.
    Joe Noga, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
  • New York City spends millions on a program to treat severely mentally ill people on the streets and in the subways.
    James Barron, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Munger has used a wheelchair for several years, but both men are still sharp mentally.
    Josh Funk, Fortune, 6 May 2023
  • This allows our military force to be stronger and more mentally fit.
    Christina Fuoco-Karasinski, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
  • The suspect in that case was later deemed mentally unfit to stand trial.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The hearing was set to discuss whether the student was mentally competent to face the impact of his actions.
    Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
  • But mentally, mi more mature, more settled, and the music a likkle bit more polished and direct.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Biles has a new approach, both physically and mentally, for her return to the sport.
    Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Brainard: Students need to be in a good space mentally to be able to thrive academically.
    Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
  • If it is concluded that Biden is not mentally fit to be president, Joe must go now.
    Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2024
  • That stress takes a toll on you physically and mentally.
    Zameena Mejia, refinery29.com, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The only way to mentally recover, Beckham said, was dive right in.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • How about building a hospital for the mentally ill people who need help?
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 June 2024
  • She was declared mentally fit to stand nearly a year later.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • In March, a Kenton County jury found 47-year-old Miller guilty of murder but mentally ill.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024
  • In the same year, a mentally disturbed teenager fired a single shot toward the queen's car during a visit to New Zealand.
    CBS News, 26 May 2023
  • In truth, Greeley had taken a turn for the worse both physically and mentally.
    Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
  • If that’s true, then why can online shopping also feel so mentally and physically draining?
    Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Residents and patients of the Almshouse ― Milwaukee County's first medical institution and home to many disabled, chronically and mentally ill, orphaned and poor citizens who lived and worked there ― also were buried at the cemeteries.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024

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