Example Sentences

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The cumulative effect is suitably destabilizing, and also soberingly grounded.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023

According to a paper published on Thursday, it is soberingly high, and perhaps high enough to help shift attitudes about how much we should spend on fighting climate change.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2021

Most soberingly, a baby in Mississippi who started ARVs shortly after birth stopped treatment at 18 months and was thought to be cured until the virus suddenly resurfaced more than 2 years later.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 7, 2020

It gives audiences a glimpse of where we’ve been, how far we’ve come and, soberingly, how far we’ve yet to go — especially when we’re with her.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2017

And it soberingly reported that “The winners of the first four seasons of the show each have added at least 20 percent to their weight at the end of the show.”

From Salon • May 2, 2016