soberly
- a word derived from sober.
Example Sentences
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Soberly, the heads of various departments outlined Covid-19 protocols, safety protocols, the code of conduct.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2021
Soberly and efficiently they examine every piece of research into previous Olympic Games and, in most cases, find a gaping chasm between the promises and reality.
From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2017
Soberly it analyzed "the new corruption of novel and magazine fiction . . . perverted literature ... of an appalling character."
From Time Magazine Archive
Soberly they attend dozens of conventions, read thousands of papers, talk shop, elect officers, award prizes, take stock of a year's progress, get their names in the newspapers, mingle with a sprinkling of industrial colleagues.
From Time Magazine Archive
Soberly, I tuck my arm under hers and lean on her shoulder.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
