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soberly

  • a word derived from sober.
    sober
    adjective
    not intoxicated or drunk.

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Gore soberly presented the earth’s dwindling ice, rising seas and increasingly violent weather.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

Written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, it’s a soberly told tale of a crazy moment in an unstable place: Brazil, 1977, under military dictatorship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

Prof Weber says they should be used "extremely carefully and soberly", but he's hopeful that it is helpful in some way.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025

“I can give you seven or eight categories in the budget that we have to consider soberly, and that’s one of them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024

Then Mr. Chris said soberly, “Well, feeling like that won’t ever do her any harm.”

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen