Examples of sobering in a Sentence
His death is a sobering reminder of the dangers of mountaineering.
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History offers sobering parallels: when authoritarian regimes attack intellectual freedom, scientific leadership migrates to more welcoming shores.
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Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Last year’s survey results were sobering — and that was before wildfires in Los Angeles and hurricanes across the Southeast disrupted thousands of lives, including many who work in music.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 June 2025
The state agency collects similar data from every district in the county, and the results are sobering.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
America's craft brewers may be facing the sobering reality of inflation and looming tariffs, but a number of them are using creative problem-solving to navigate tight economic times.
—Gretchen Eichenberg, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
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Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Last year’s survey results were sobering — and that was before wildfires in Los Angeles and hurricanes across the Southeast disrupted thousands of lives, including many who work in music.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 June 2025
The state agency collects similar data from every district in the county, and the results are sobering.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
America's craft brewers may be facing the sobering reality of inflation and looming tariffs, but a number of them are using creative problem-solving to navigate tight economic times.
—Gretchen Eichenberg, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
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“Sobering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobering. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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