Examples of sobriety in a Sentence
They did a sobriety test on him.
the sobriety of the situation
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According to police, Sosa refused to submit to standardized field sobriety tests.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
Scott plays Virgil’s father Big Virgil, with Qualley as his sister Ash, and Koteas as his sobriety guide Walker.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
The opinion that sobriety is a necessary condition for consent was by no means marginal in the early 2000s.
—Judy Berman, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
The Elk Grove Police Department will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint this Friday, the agency said in a news release.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
Scott plays Virgil’s father Big Virgil, with Qualley as his sister Ash, and Koteas as his sobriety guide Walker.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
The opinion that sobriety is a necessary condition for consent was by no means marginal in the early 2000s.
—Judy Berman, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
The Elk Grove Police Department will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint this Friday, the agency said in a news release.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Sobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobriety. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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sobriety
noun
so·bri·ety
sə-ˈbrī-ət-ē 
: the quality or state of being sober
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