Examples of sobering in a Sentence
His death is a sobering reminder of the dangers of mountaineering.
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Food insecurity is a particularly strong factor in all of these areas, and the data collected on this issue is sobering.
Of those young people who participated in the survey, 90 percent said that their households had run out of food in the past year.
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
This powerful conjunction shakes up the dreamy energy of Pisces with a sobering dose of reality.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The last time Andress was heard from in public was in a July 16, 2024 tweet offering a literally sobering mea culpa for her performance at the 2024 MLC Home Run Derby in Texas.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Mar. 2025
By the numbers The numbers around eating disorders at midlife are sobering: Rates of eating disorders among middle-aged women have increased in recent years.
—Rebecca Lester, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
This powerful conjunction shakes up the dreamy energy of Pisces with a sobering dose of reality.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The last time Andress was heard from in public was in a July 16, 2024 tweet offering a literally sobering mea culpa for her performance at the 2024 MLC Home Run Derby in Texas.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Mar. 2025
By the numbers The numbers around eating disorders at midlife are sobering: Rates of eating disorders among middle-aged women have increased in recent years.
—Rebecca Lester, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sobering
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“Sobering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobering. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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