Examples of sobriety in a Sentence
They did a sobriety test on him.
the sobriety of the situation
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Each individual’s path to sobriety might look different, but the common denominator is receiving help from people who are willing to do it for free.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
The singer marked six months of sobriety in the summer of 2023 after completing treatment in a US facility.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
But the next morning—February 23, 2020—became his first day of sobriety.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The Accountant 2 Can Not Be Taken Seriously Do not approach this sequel, starring Ben Affleck as an underworld accountant again, with any sort of sobriety.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
The singer marked six months of sobriety in the summer of 2023 after completing treatment in a US facility.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
But the next morning—February 23, 2020—became his first day of sobriety.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The Accountant 2 Can Not Be Taken Seriously Do not approach this sequel, starring Ben Affleck as an underworld accountant again, with any sort of sobriety.
—Britina Cheng, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sobriety
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“Sobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobriety. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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sobriety
noun
so·bri·ety
sə-ˈbrī-ət-ē 
: the quality or state of being sober
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