Sobers

/ (ˈsəʊbəz) /

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Sir Garfield St Auburn, known as Garry. born 1936, West Indian (Barbadian) cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 93 test matches (1954–74), 39 as captain, scoring 8,032 runs and taking 235 wickets; first man (1968) to score six sixes in a single over in first-class cricket

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Words nearby Sobers

sober, sober as a judge, sober-headed, soberize, sober-minded, Sobers, sobersided, sobersides, Sobhuza II, Sobieski, sobole

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Liz hides in a closet and then locks Burton in a cabin until he sobers up.
‘Liz & Dick’: 8 Crazy Scenes from Lindsay Lohan’s Elizabeth Taylor Biopic|Jace Lacob|June 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It sobers the fellow, for the weight on his nose and the pulling on it hurts dreadfully, and often makes him squeal.
Japanese Fairy World|William Elliot Griffis
I can hardly believe it, but we'll see what can be got from the man when he sobers up.
Trumpeter Fred|Charles King
At another time he said, "A drunken German has written these theses; when he sobers up he will think differently of the matter."
Life of Luther|Gustav Just

So long as nothing was done—no arrests or anything like that—he'll be glad to forget it, when he sobers up.
The Unspeakable Perk|Samuel Hopkins Adams
Responsibility sobers, and as we age and succeed we become more moderate, for most of us have a method in our madness.
Doctor Therne|H. Rider Haggard

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