Definition of SOBERING

Examples of sobering in a Sentence

His death is a sobering reminder of the dangers of mountaineering.

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Which leads to an intriguing question: Given the sobering reality that those unbiased statistics convey, why has the wealthy-welder myth become so widely accepted, at least in certain circles? — Paul Tough, The Atlantic, "The Myth of the Wealthy Welder," 13 Sep. 2019 This sobering reality makes the 35-year-old's brave decision to go public with her battle all the more impactful. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "Alexa Chung Reveals Her Battle With Endometriosis—And Taps Into an Empowering Online Community," 18 July 2019 Looking at that relationship between energy’s weight and the oil price over the long term reveals a sobering trend for the industry. — Washington Post, "Even Boone Pickens Is Falling Out of Love With Oil," 18 Sep. 2019 They’d recently been given a sobering piece of advice by an executive who was a woman of color, and who had witnessed the fluctuating fortunes of black cinema since the nineties. — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, "Constance Wu’s Hollywood Destiny," 16 Sep. 2019 Wayne McGahee III of the Tallahassee Democrat: Florida State’s debacle of a victory over Louisiana-Monroe provides a sobering look at the FSU program. — oregonlive, "UO Ducks make Nevada suffer, OSU Beavers collapse and the Pac-12 takes another hit: Issues & Answers," 8 Sep. 2019 And the results, unfortunately, reflect these sobering statistics. — Chris Bianchi, The Denver Post, "Hurricane Dorian’s winds were as powerful as Colorado’s strongest recorded tornado," 7 Sep. 2019 Those sobering statistics are of concern to home builders because jobs are a key driver of the new home construction — and home sale — market. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, "New home construction rises in Connecticut in 2018, but what’s holding back more impressive gains?," 27 July 2019 That’s a sobering statistic for a labor market projected over the next decade to have a wide gap between the number of available jobs and the supply of labor with the right post-secondary credentials to fill them. — Alexandria Burris, Indianapolis Star, "Indy employers are facing a deep talent shortage. Here’s one way they’re fighting it.," 23 July 2019

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