sober up
phrasal verb
sobered up; sobering up; sobers up
: to become sober or less drunk or to make (a drunk person) sober or less drunk
You need to sober up before you go.
I tried to sober her up.
I have to sober myself up.
Examples of sober up in a Sentence
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Nate’s mom Heidi Allison tells PEOPLE of her son, who had an addiction as a teen before sobering up.
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Brian Brant, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
But Venom sobers up in every sense of the word as the story progresses, pointing toward what seems an inevitable separation of host and guest and yielding moments of tender sentimentality.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
Advertisement In the book, Oliver wakes up and sobers up.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
There was just that one white girl, now sobered up, in the dock.
—Mohammed Hanif, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024
The next day this fellow sobered up and went over to apologize.
—Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
From Shelby Bottoms in East Nashville to Percy Warner Park on the West Side, these grounds include miles of paved opportunities to sober up and absorb gorgeous surroundings.
—Liz Doupnik, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024
By the end of the show, and the making of the album, Reg sobers up, finds serenity, and falls in love with someone else.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
As Vice’s investors have sobered up, BuzzFeed has sought philanthropic investment and announced plans to cut 15 percent of its work force; meanwhile, one of the company’s founders and its CEO, Jonah Peretti, has proposed merging with a number of competing digital media outlets.
—Jacob Weisberg, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
Brian Brant, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
But Venom sobers up in every sense of the word as the story progresses, pointing toward what seems an inevitable separation of host and guest and yielding moments of tender sentimentality.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
Advertisement In the book, Oliver wakes up and sobers up.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
There was just that one white girl, now sobered up, in the dock.
—Mohammed Hanif, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024
The next day this fellow sobered up and went over to apologize.
—Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
From Shelby Bottoms in East Nashville to Percy Warner Park on the West Side, these grounds include miles of paved opportunities to sober up and absorb gorgeous surroundings.
—Liz Doupnik, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024
By the end of the show, and the making of the album, Reg sobers up, finds serenity, and falls in love with someone else.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
As Vice’s investors have sobered up, BuzzFeed has sought philanthropic investment and announced plans to cut 15 percent of its work force; meanwhile, one of the company’s founders and its CEO, Jonah Peretti, has proposed merging with a number of competing digital media outlets.
—Jacob Weisberg, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
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“Sober up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sober%20up. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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