sober
adjective
not intoxicated or drunk.
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
Meanwhile, black people across the country are responding with moving images in the Twitter feed #iftheygunnedmedown, and showing solidarity, soberingly expressed in this photo from Howard University.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2014
