Examples of sobriety in a Sentence
They did a sobriety test on him.
the sobriety of the situation
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At his October sentencing, Combs said in a letter to Manhattan federal court Judge Arun Subramanian that his time at Brooklyn’s infamous Metropolitan Detention Center, where he’d been held since his arrest in September 2024, resulted in his first bout of sobriety in over two decades.
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Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
As her fight for sobriety deepens, the line between inner demons and real monsters, blurs, culminating in a harrowing battle for survival and redemption.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Jessica Simpson is celebrating eight years of sobriety.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2025
The character's struggles with sobriety helped Rogers earn a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1979.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
As her fight for sobriety deepens, the line between inner demons and real monsters, blurs, culminating in a harrowing battle for survival and redemption.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Jessica Simpson is celebrating eight years of sobriety.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2025
The character's struggles with sobriety helped Rogers earn a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1979.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Sobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobriety. Accessed 12 Nov. 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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