sobersided
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of sobersided
Example Sentences
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Kelly has filled a somewhat similar role in ensuring congressional leaders that good practices are being followed and that the mercurial president has a sobersided voice in his inner circle.
From Fox News ● Oct. 9, 2018
I read it when I was about 18 – an off-piste literary choice in my sobersided studenty world.
From The Guardian ● May 23, 2018
Yet the mood at the ECB, and especially of its president Mario Draghi, appeared chipper, at least by the sobersided standards of the institution and the office holder.
From Time ● Jan. 17, 2013
Last Thursday, the sobersided daily began its national forecast thusly: Q. After victory in the gulf and the cold war, the U.S. is standing tall.
From Time Magazine Archive
To sobersided moderns, these vast, snowy protuberances are no more than vertically enhanced scenery--awesome to be sure, but devoid of greater meaning.
From Time Magazine Archive
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