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How to use mentally in a sentence

40 example sentences · adverb

Mentally means in a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally. Example: “This is a problem that needs to be solved mentally, not with brute force.”

Examples of mentally by meaning

adverbIn a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.

  • This is a problem that needs to be solved mentally, not with brute force.

More sentences with mentally

  • Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.From the entry person
  • Despite her infirmity, she remained mentally sharp.From the entry infirmity
  • Already a mentally fragile boy, he now edged towards insanity.From the entry edged
  • She became mentally fatigued after hours of study.From the entry fatigued
  • If you want to win Wimbledon, you have to be controlled mentally, but he's too volatile.2024 June 20, Katherine Reilly, Match Point: an enemies to lovers tennis romance perfect for fans of Wimbledon, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry bottle it
  • “Mentally, it’s hard to live here,” a teenage skateboarder named Konstantino told him.2016 May 27, David G. Allan, “Get on board: The new four-wheeled sport for everyone”, in CNN. From the entry skateboard
  • He could mentally convince electronics and machines to do pretty much whatever he wanted.2015, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Heroes Reborn - Book 5: Save The Cheerleader, Destroy The World. From the entry cyberpath
  • It was like everything caught up on me at once — emotionally, mentally and psychologically.2015, Julie O'Toole, Heroin. From the entry in bits
  • It is like an act of apodyopsis, one of those mentally stimulating realities of seduction.2015, Victor Counted, From A Weakspot To A Hotshot: Life Changing Insights on How to Lead & Live a Complete Life!, Cape Town: Hubb…. From the entry apodyopsis
  • We tend to sweat pedally when we are mentally taxed: stressed, or concentrating hard.2010, Alexandra Horowitz, Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know, →ISBN. From the entry pedally
  • Remember, I'm a mentally challenged college drop-out, a few beers short of a six-pack.2007, William S. Gilmer, Investing in Stocks, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 336. From the entry all foam, no beer
  • The mediator may be tempted to: • Psychiatrize the parties, labelling them as mentally ill.2007, Charles Webel, Johan Galtung, Handbook of peace and conflict studies, page 61. From the entry psychiatrize
  • It kept him mentally active, just as gossip did his wife.1996, Mary McCarthy, Remember Me, page 85. From the entry cryptic
  • Most of us are mentally healthy but must deal with the ordinary problems of living.1992, David H. Ellig, A Patient’s Survival Guide, or, Never Get Naked . . . On Your First Visit!, Mesa, Ariz.: Med. Ed. Inc., →ISBN, page…. From the entry mental healthcare
  • How many fashions in insanity, do you think, have been set by mentally disturbed temporal adventures?1984, Michael Moorcock, The Open Court, Panther, →ISBN, page 392. From the entry multiversal
  • Others, I swear, crossed themselves at least mentally, and whispered a prayerish aside into their seidels.1941, Norman Alley, I Witness, page 175. From the entry seidel
  • The students are growing and developing at an astonishing rate mentally, physically, and morally.1915: Religious Education, volume 10, page 533 (Religious Education Association). From the entry age of judgment
  • Indeed he may fletcherize a truth mentally, all day long, and not get action.1913, William Thomas Goffe, Problems in Retail Selling, Analyzed, page 71. From the entry fletcherize
  • If only she would wake and close her mouth, mentally prayed the outwardly unflinching girl.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia…. From the entry outwardly
  • I passed out mentally about the time we left the club—which must have been around 2:30—but unfortunately didn't pass out physically.2021, Mack Morriss, South Pacific Diary, 1942-1943. From the entry stinking
  • I was already mentally Rolodexing through viable excuses.2017, Jaime Primak Sullivan, The Southern Education of a Jersey Girl, page 50. From the entry rolodex
  • I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged U.2017 September 22, Kim Jong Un, quotee, “Statement of Chairman of State Affairs Commission of DPRK”, in KCNA Watch. From the entry dotard
  • Leandra couldn't resist mentally chasing these bright futures.2016, Blake Charlton, Spellbreaker, London: HarperVoyager, →ISBN, page 21. From the entry herselves
  • She made them tell her everything, then had Ellis re-explain in layman's terms while I sat there mentally headdesking.2015, Leah Raeder, Cam Girl, Atria, →ISBN. From the entry headdesk
  • His father described how other relatives had been mentally ill, including an aunt of the gunman who has a schizophrenialike condition.2015 July 28, Jack Healy, “Aurora Killer’s Parents Plead to Spare His Life”, in New York Times. From the entry schizophrenialike
  • That United were rattled, mentally as well as at times physically – legitimately so – was beyond question.2014 August 26, Richard Rae, “Manchester United humbled by MK Dons after Will Grigg hits double”, in The Guardian. From the entry rattle
  • The term “insane asylum” fell into disfavour long ago, but asylum is what some mentally ill people need.2013 September 18, “Editorial: Seriously ill still need asylum”, in Vancouver Sun. From the entry disfavour
  • Inmates are screened to make sure they’re mentally stable and unlikely to plot an escape before they come to Bastoy.2012 May 24, John D. Sutter, “Welcome to the world’s nicest prison”, in CNN. From the entry Nilsen
  • Some even came back to make speeches on how well our spa helped them physically, mentally and in personal matters.2012, De An Simmons, Skeeter Sierra, Etc, →ISBN, page 126. From the entry neverthemore
  • Marrec mentally labeled the floating islands 'earthbergs.' He saw a few perfect cubes, each face a mirror, tumbling through the darkness.2010, Bruce R. Cordell, Lady of Poison: The Priests. From the entry earthberg
  • Caught mentally flatfooted, Anne couldn't think of a response.2009, Tami Hoag, Deeper than the Dead, London: Orion Books, Orion Publishing Group, published 2010, →ISBN, page 244. From the entry flat-footed
  • On top of all this, she was obviously mentally handicapped.2008, Troy Parfitt, Notes from the Other China: Adventures in Asia, page 134. From the entry one's flabber is gasted
  • It was physically and mentally draining, but all of you have overcome fatigue and have done extremely well.2006 CE. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/clipper/view.php?g_page=5. From the entry last burst of fire
  • By Monday afternoon we were finished - loadwise, physically, mentally, you name it, we'd had a gutful of it.2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 114. From the entry you name it
  • Statistical approach of dangerosity in mentally ill subjects.1986, PASCAL Explore. From the entry dangerosity
  • If we marry I shall spend my life mentally kicking myself for having so carelessly given up priceless liberty.1950 June 18, Philip Larkin, “To J. B. Sutton – 18 June 1950”, in Anthony Thwaite, editor, Selected Letters of Philip Larkin, 1940–1985…. From the entry priceless
  • As it is with me now I transverbalize most of it mentally into English and get the thought in that way.1931–45, Edward Yoder, edited by Ida Yoder, Edward, Pilgrimage of a Mind: The Journal of Edward Yoder, 1931-1945, published 1985, page 153. From the entry transverbalize
  • All of the characters in Rocko's Modern Life are anthropomorphic animals of varying species, the vast majority of whom are mentally unstable.2024 May 29, Brie Hoffler, “Chaos Ride: Episode 2 APK”, in tialalnafi (Usenet). From the entry unstable
  • All that I have experienced has aged me mentally.” In the opinion of this professor, that translates to: wiser than her years.2016, Don Stannard-Friel, Street Teaching in the Tenderloin: Jumpin’ Down the Rabbit Hole, Springer, →ISBN, page 359. From the entry beyond one's years

Meaning of mentally

  1. adverb In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.

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Questions about mentally in a sentence

How do you use mentally in a sentence?
Mentally is used as an adverb. For example: “This is a problem that needs to be solved mentally, not with brute force.”
What is a short sentence with mentally?
“Despite her infirmity, she remained mentally sharp.”
What does mentally mean?
Mentally means in a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.

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