Examples of sobering in a Sentence
His death is a sobering reminder of the dangers of mountaineering.
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The doll drive, and the hundreds of dolls that will soon make their way to children in foster care, carries another sobering message: Black children make up about 20% of California’s youth in foster care.
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Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
Tomlinson’s recent comments about the Larry shippers is a sobering reminder about the real-world impact of the celebrity rumor mill and the current public appetite for celebrity conspiracy theories.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2024
Johnson and Crowley have each issued sobering reminders of the challenges that lie ahead.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Tariff-free imports from Ukraine — where labor is even cheaper — have given a sobering sense of what eventual Ukrainian membership in the E.U. would mean.
—Roger Cohen Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
This kind of sobering exercise provides a platform to shake the business into action and create a sense of urgency to change.
—Sairah Ashman, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
As the rescue teams searched, the dramatic and horrific collapse — which sent several vehicles into the Patapsco River — has been a sobering reminder to officials and motorists everywhere of the importance of bridge and waterway safety, which often is taken for granted.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
These numbers are sobering, considering just a few years ago, VF was held up as a model for running a portfolio company.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
The latest Gallup data on employee engagement is sobering: a mere one-third of employees felt engaged with work in 2023.
—Raphael Crawford-Marks, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
Tomlinson’s recent comments about the Larry shippers is a sobering reminder about the real-world impact of the celebrity rumor mill and the current public appetite for celebrity conspiracy theories.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2024
Johnson and Crowley have each issued sobering reminders of the challenges that lie ahead.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Tariff-free imports from Ukraine — where labor is even cheaper — have given a sobering sense of what eventual Ukrainian membership in the E.U. would mean.
—Roger Cohen Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
This kind of sobering exercise provides a platform to shake the business into action and create a sense of urgency to change.
—Sairah Ashman, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
As the rescue teams searched, the dramatic and horrific collapse — which sent several vehicles into the Patapsco River — has been a sobering reminder to officials and motorists everywhere of the importance of bridge and waterway safety, which often is taken for granted.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
These numbers are sobering, considering just a few years ago, VF was held up as a model for running a portfolio company.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
The latest Gallup data on employee engagement is sobering: a mere one-third of employees felt engaged with work in 2023.
—Raphael Crawford-Marks, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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First Known Use
1816, in the meaning defined above
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“Sobering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobering. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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