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
There was just that one white girl, now sobered up, in the dock.
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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
Video shows vultures being released after sobering up Video footage shared by the center showed the two vultures hopping and flying off the minute they were released into the open.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Many younger Americans are also skipping booze, weakening demand for customers looking to sober up with a meal after a night of bar-hopping.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
The luxury industry is slowing as shoppers sober up after their pandemic spending spree.
—Carol Ryan, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
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
Video shows vultures being released after sobering up Video footage shared by the center showed the two vultures hopping and flying off the minute they were released into the open.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Many younger Americans are also skipping booze, weakening demand for customers looking to sober up with a meal after a night of bar-hopping.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
The luxury industry is slowing as shoppers sober up after their pandemic spending spree.
—Carol Ryan, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
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“Sober up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sober%20up. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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