Examples of sobering in a Sentence
His death is a sobering reminder of the dangers of mountaineering.
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Add longer lifespans, the need for many to keep working well into their seventies, and the sobering thought of spending 30 or 40 years doing the exact same thing every day, and the case for lifelong learning becomes not just compelling, but critical.
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Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For astrobiologists, the results are both sobering and exciting.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
And then the sobering reflection of today of the lives lost, the heroic things that took place on that day by so many.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But there's a sobering moment of realization of what he's done.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For astrobiologists, the results are both sobering and exciting.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
And then the sobering reflection of today of the lives lost, the heroic things that took place on that day by so many.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But there's a sobering moment of realization of what he's done.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Sobering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobering. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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