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

Recent Examples on the Web

Which brings us to the album’s less enamored songs, the ones that go into what went wrong in a relationship that was so celebrated in the public eye, not least of all for how his spouse put up an ultimatum to sober up. —Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025

Though drinking spikes during the holidays − 47% of men and 40% of women admitted to binge drinking during the merry season, according to American Addiction Centers − more adults are actually interested in sobering up. —Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025

The only way to sober up is to allow your body time to break down and get rid of the alcohol in your system. —Rosanna Sutherby, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025

Though drinking spikes during the holidays, January finds many revelers interested in sobering up. —Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025

At dawn, people sober up to the sound of cathedral bells and redemption at the door. —Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024

After record-breaking ticket sales in 2023, post-lockdown spending has sobered up, with audiences splurging more selectively. —Quinn Moreland, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024

Nate’s mom Heidi Allison tells PEOPLE of her son, who had an addiction as a teen before sobering up. —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

Rhymes for sober up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup