sober up

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

The Knicks players may still have champagne in their hair, but the front office sobered up a long time ago. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026

At midnight, instead of the traditional pamidorov dzvadzegh, or tomato omelet, for guests who want to sober up after too many vodka shots, food trucks line up in front of the banquet hall serving pizza, burgers and ice cream. — Ani Duzdabanyan, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026

People really sober up, but there’s no panic. — Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026

Moore was found drinking in a Toronto pub then helped to sober up before the game. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for sober up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup