Examples of sobriety in a Sentence
They did a sobriety test on him.
the sobriety of the situation
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Yager failed a sobriety test and urinated on himself, according to the incident report.
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
Torres was unable to perform the other standardized field sobriety tests due to his medical condition, the warrant affidavit said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025
Dad was proof that life didn’t end—indeed, could become more joyful—after sobriety.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
His new reality raises the stakes across the record, paired with clear-eyed revelations and reflections fueled by the frontman’s newfound sobriety.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
Torres was unable to perform the other standardized field sobriety tests due to his medical condition, the warrant affidavit said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025
Dad was proof that life didn’t end—indeed, could become more joyful—after sobriety.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
His new reality raises the stakes across the record, paired with clear-eyed revelations and reflections fueled by the frontman’s newfound sobriety.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Sobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobriety. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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sobriety
noun
so·bri·ety
sə-ˈbrī-ət-ē 
: the quality or state of being sober
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