Examples of sobering in a Sentence
His death is a sobering reminder of the dangers of mountaineering.
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Guests can obtain mental and physical health assessments and medical care from Grady Hospital System health care workers and access a sobering center.
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Comparing the last three decades of statistics about the number of acres burned yearly in wildfires is sobering.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
But that fact has never been more sobering than in his death.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Working in fashion can be especially illuminating, even sobering.
—Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Comparing the last three decades of statistics about the number of acres burned yearly in wildfires is sobering.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
But that fact has never been more sobering than in his death.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Working in fashion can be especially illuminating, even sobering.
—Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Sobering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobering. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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