Examples of sobering in a Sentence
His death is a sobering reminder of the dangers of mountaineering.
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In a sobering assessment of the current state of independent cinema, Tokyo International Film Festival jury president Carlo Chatrian expressed concern that most of the festival’s competition films lack distribution deals, underscoring the mounting challenges facing arthouse filmmakers worldwide.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
What gives you hope right now about the future of women at work, even amid sobering statistics?
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The statistics of the health crisis are sobering.
—Tim D. McGreevy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The data tell a sobering story.
—Elaine Gantz Berman, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
What gives you hope right now about the future of women at work, even amid sobering statistics?
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The statistics of the health crisis are sobering.
—Tim D. McGreevy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The data tell a sobering story.
—Elaine Gantz Berman, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Sobering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobering. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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