sober up

phrasal verb

sobered up; sobering up; sobers up

: to become sober or less drunk or to make (a drunk person) sober or less drunk

You need to sober up before you go.

I tried to sober her up.

I have to sober myself up.

Examples of sober up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many younger Americans are also skipping booze, weakening demand for customers looking to sober up with a meal after a night of bar-hopping. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024

The luxury industry is slowing as shoppers sober up after their pandemic spending spree. —Carol Ryan, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023

Deputy Terrence Wenger, 31, and volunteer chaplain Bruce Bryan, a 39-year-old in the car on a ride-along, took Pettis home to sober up. —Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2023

In the interim, Felker sobered up, reconciled with his wife, welcomed two children, and put in some time working cattle on a friend’s Texas ranch. —Jon Freeman, Spin, 24 Aug. 2023

The best time to sober up was yesterday; the second-best time is now. —The Editors, National Review, 3 Aug. 2023

However, the food is delicious and very reasonably priced and serves as a valuable foundation for a night of partying, or as a good way to sober up before heading home. —Amy Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023

This book is the story of his many suicide attempts, his descent into alcoholism and attempt to sober up, and his experience with Alcoholics Anonymous, as well as the disintegration of several marriages and his relationships with his children. —Jamieson Webster, Washington Post, 11 May 2023