sober
adjective
not intoxicated or drunk.
had sobered
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past perfectof sober.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They made their reputation in L.A. throwing wild house shows, and during the shutdown they had sobered up and focused on growing their fashion line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2020
But there was a growing sense among administration officials that killing Soleimani had sobered Iran up to Trump’s willingness to act.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2020
We joined the others, and, perhaps because her rejection had sobered me up, I suddenly saw everything very clearly.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 10, 2016
Something about what he said had sobered me.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
On the way home, although the sky had sobered to a duty-stiff gray, Ralph decided to put the top of his car down.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
