sobersides
Americannoun
plural
sobersidesnoun
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Origin of sobersides
Example Sentences
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The joke had gone so far that it overwhelmed all the sobersides who couldn’t see the joke.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2019
And those who mark me down as a puritanical old sobersides may be surprised to learn that it was comedians, along with the plays of Shakespeare, that first drew me to theatre.
From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2012
But aside from his roles in The Hustler, various pairings with Robert Redford and one or two other films, he has not been taken seriously by critics and other sobersides.
From Time Magazine Archive
Decent acting in movies of this sort is, of course, merely an extra added attraction�a sort of dish night for the sobersides.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I had begun to think that some prince in disguise had eloped with little sobersides."
From Marguerite Verne by Armour, Rebecca Agatha
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