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Recent Examples of sobriety While promoting Something Beautiful on Apple Music 1 in May, Cyrus elaborated on her decision to skip touring, noting that staying off the road is best for her sobriety and protecting her vocal cords. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 June 2025 In the last years of his life, Stone worked on sobriety and lived quietly in the San Fernando Valley. Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025 No sobriety test On the night of the crash, FWC investigators did not give Pino a sobriety test, even though they are trained to do so in boating accidents with serious injuries. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025 The 57-year-old former Olympic athlete is said to have smelled of alcohol, slurred her words and failed a field sobriety test. Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sobriety
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Noun
  • After all, this lakeside community — home to Northwestern University — was the epicenter of the American temperance movement.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • Having unexpectedly come into a fortune when her husband died last season, Ada is putting her inheritance to use backing settlement houses and, to the horror of her sister Agnes, the temperance movement.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Over time, generosity becomes gravity, and the relationship deepens with every turn.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • From seeing their massive scale up close to how some rock formations seemingly defy gravity, the nature around Moab, Utah is captivating.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The talk started in earnest in the fall of 2023, although even then there were signs of potential long-term disturbance.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • Money attracts money, and private equity firms barrelled into this trade in earnest in the 2010s.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 12 June 2025

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“Sobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobriety. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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