loony bin

Example Sentences

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Would I, too, be sent to the “loony bin?”

From Washington Post

Dear Amy: "I'm No Loony" reported that her folks laughed about her grandfather's post-WWII service guarding a military mental hospital, calling it a "loony bin."

From Washington Post

In what was framed as a funny anecdote, my parents and aunt repeatedly talked about my grandfather's time guarding the "loony bin."

From Washington Post

When their rounds are complete, golfers enter the privacy of a nearby scoring tent, which one player called “the loony bin.”

From New York Times

Because his father was the superintendent of a mental hospital, Mr. Holm was fond of saying that he had been born “in a loony bin,” hinting that it qualified him to be an actor.

From New York Times