sober-minded
adjective
rational; sensible.
sober-mindedness
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a word derived from
sober-minded.
Example Sentences
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The attitude of worship naturally suggests sober-mindedness and deep seriousness, and banishes frivolity.
From George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God by Arthur T. (Arthur Tappan) Pierson
Let me repeat it to illustrate how sober-mindedness and great sorrow of heart always come to the best of men.
From Bunyan Characters (3rd Series) by Alexander Whyte
The Government, though in the form of a Republic, was in truth a despotism, moderated only by the wisdom, the sober-mindedness, and the magnanimity of the despot.—i.
From Famous Reviews by R. Brimley Johnson
Wealth is not among the number of good things; extravagance is among the number of evils, sober-mindedness of good things.
From Seekers after God by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar
There was a sober-mindedness in the man; his companions were contented though he only looked on tolerantly at their fun, for the most part, without taking any active share himself.
From Strangers and Wayfarers by Sarah Orne Jewett
