Sobers

/ ˈsəʊbəz /

noun

1. SobersSir Garfield St Auburn1936MWest IndianSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer Sir Garfield St Auburn, known as Garry. born 1936, West Indian (Barbadian) cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 93 test matches (1954–74), 39 as captain, scoring 8,032 runs and taking 235 wickets; first man (1968) to score six sixes in a single over in first-class cricket

Example Sentences

Liz hides in a closet and then locks Burton in a cabin until he sobers up.

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It sobers the fellow, for the weight on his nose and the pulling on it hurts dreadfully, and often makes him squeal.

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I can hardly believe it, but we'll see what can be got from the man when he sobers up.

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At another time he said, "A drunken German has written these theses; when he sobers up he will think differently of the matter."

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So long as nothing was done—no arrests or anything like that—he'll be glad to forget it, when he sobers up.

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Responsibility sobers, and as we age and succeed we become more moderate, for most of us have a method in our madness.

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