Definition of sobering
: tending to make one thoughtful or sober
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His death is a sobering reminder of the dangers of mountaineering.
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The sobering reality is that the odds are against Nagy.
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From sobering messages about the importance of gun control to plays on instantly recognizable memes, students showed that their creativity could not be stifled even when dealing with serious issues.
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All of this has gotten pretty sobering. If there's any silver lining here, it could be argued that the Knicks were always going to be incapable of a patient rebuild.
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Soon, however, these plans ran into a sobering budget reality.
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One day after billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon Heavy, a more sobering moment has arrived: fourth-quarter earnings for Tesla, his electric vehicle company.
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King’s assassination was the most sobering and disastrous event of its time for African Americans nationwide.
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The bitter truth Fenech wrapped up this spring's coverage in Lakeland, Fla., with a sobering look at what's likely to come from Comerica Park this season.
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The entire ProPublica / Mother Jones report is a must-read and a sobering look at a once-dominant tech stalwart.
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First Known Use of sobering
1816
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Definition of sobering for English Language Learners
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: making you feel serious and thoughtful
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