SOBERING in a Sentence
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112 example sentences for SOBERING, such as:
1. He was as sober as a judge.
2. He's a nice guy when he's sober.
3. Have a cup of coffee to sober you up.
4. He was left to sober up in a police cell.
5. I promised him that I'd stay sober tonight.
2. He's a nice guy when he's sober.
3. Have a cup of coffee to sober you up.
4. He was left to sober up in a police cell.
5. I promised him that I'd stay sober tonight.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SOBERING
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sober
a. completely lacking in playfulness
v. become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
Classic Sentence: (99 in 7 pages)
1 For a moment her heart beat incoherently, then she felt the sobering touch of fact, and remembered that such calls were not unknown in her charitable work.
2 They were of sobering tendency; they allayed agitation; they composed, and consequently must make her happier.
3 I gave my order as soberly as I could, and slamming down the door, with an "Aye, aye, mum," the man made his horse walk, as if going to a funeral.
4 With her eyes on her work Jo answered soberly, "I want something new."
5 Then suddenly he tore up his music sheets, one by one, and as the last fluttered out of his hand, he said soberly to himself.
6 The second year began rather soberly, for their prospects did not brighten, and Aunt March died suddenly.
7 Many men, thinking soberly of General Lee's words and example, wished to take the oath, become citizens again and forget the past.
8 "Maybe not but they've got a heap of pride," said Tommy soberly.
9 She walked on more soberly now, and she was lonely.
10 But at length all the past night's events soberly recurred, one by one, in fixed reality, and then I lay only alive to the comical predicament.
11 Such curious kinks of the human mind exist and must be reckoned with soberly.
12 Slowly and more soberly he took up again his plan of life.
13 They lived soberly, always having a little fire, but like people in very moderate circumstances.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER IV—THE REMARKS OF THE PRINCIPAL TENANT
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER IV—THE REMARKS OF THE PRINCIPAL TENANT
14 That which had seemed incredible in the sober light of day had really come to pass, and he was to assist as a helpless spectator at Mattie's banishment.
15 He turned his mild sober gaze on her for a moment.
Example Sentence:
1 Statistics paint a sobering picture — unemployment, tight credit, lower home values, sluggish job growth.
2 I promised him that I'd stay sober tonight.
3 These bloody lessons would sober most people down.
4 He was left to sober up in a police cell.
5 Have a cup of coffee to sober you up.
6 He's a nice guy when he's sober.
7 He was as sober as a judge.
8 Start beautiful, tiring process, the end is very sad, sober difficult.
9 With infinite difficulty, for he was stubborn as a stone, I persuaded him to make an exchange in favor of a sober black satin and pearl-grey silk.
10 They agree that half the fun of being sober is watching how really stupid their drunk friends behave.
11 And then there are other chances in life far more thrilling and rapture-giving: an affair of the actual world, nothing ideal about it: all its associations are solid and sober, and its manifestations are the same.
12 Abe was inebriated more often than he was sober.
13 But, on rare occasions, in their words, microscopic metal particles can lead to a short circuit within the cell, causing overheating and potentially flames and that is a sober statement for anyone using a Sony-powered computer.