Examples of sobering in a Sentence
His death is a sobering reminder of the dangers of mountaineering.
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Reading the comments under news articles about immigration was sobering.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
While many of the faces have changed since their Alamo Bowl meeting last December, the numbers were sobering.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
But Wisconsin’s own experience with gerrymandering in recent years is a sobering reminder of the harm in store for our federal elections.
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Many people supported the presentation of sobering facts about the first president.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
While many of the faces have changed since their Alamo Bowl meeting last December, the numbers were sobering.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
But Wisconsin’s own experience with gerrymandering in recent years is a sobering reminder of the harm in store for our federal elections.
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Many people supported the presentation of sobering facts about the first president.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sobering
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“Sobering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobering. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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