Example Sentences

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Speaking to Politico, Mr Newsom said the past few months had been "sobering", but he is confident he will prevail.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2021

The regular sight of gasoline lines on the course had been sobering.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2012

The ferocity of the creatures now heaped about them had been sobering, an effective warning against venturing alone in these underground ways.

From Star Born by Norton, Andre

But their talk had been sobering to them both, for they spoke seriously then of various things.

From The Visioning by Glaspell, Susan