Examples of sobriety in a Sentence
They did a sobriety test on him.
the sobriety of the situation
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Staples, played in the movie by Emily Blunt, was a recovering alcoholic, and the couple’s fraught journeys with sobriety led to feelings of abandonment and bitterness.
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Rory Doherty, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
During the summer, John also celebrated 35 years of sobriety.
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Many of the episodes released so far have addressed Chase's sobriety struggles, as well as Harvey's favoritism of him over his other grandchildren.
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His sentencing was postponed until after his completion of a sobriety program, and the defense argued his drug addiction was the root cause of both the crash and the cocaine dealing.
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Rory Doherty, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
During the summer, John also celebrated 35 years of sobriety.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Many of the episodes released so far have addressed Chase's sobriety struggles, as well as Harvey's favoritism of him over his other grandchildren.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
His sentencing was postponed until after his completion of a sobriety program, and the defense argued his drug addiction was the root cause of both the crash and the cocaine dealing.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Sobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobriety. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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sobriety
noun
so·bri·ety
sə-ˈbrī-ət-ē 
: the quality or state of being sober
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