Examples of sobriety in a Sentence
They did a sobriety test on him.
the sobriety of the situation
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However, a driver is not legally obligated to submit to a field sobriety test, pre-arrest test or cheek swab at a DUI checkpoint, according to the Law Offices of Grech and Parker in Riverside.
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Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
As a purist, Murray defines sobriety as being completely abstinent from habit-forming substances that could cause dependency, including prescription drugs like Xanax and Suboxone.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
The road to sobriety was not smooth for McCormick.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
As the film opens, Cliff has reached the six-month mark of his sobriety following an unseen but frequently referenced drunk driving incident.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
As a purist, Murray defines sobriety as being completely abstinent from habit-forming substances that could cause dependency, including prescription drugs like Xanax and Suboxone.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
The road to sobriety was not smooth for McCormick.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
As the film opens, Cliff has reached the six-month mark of his sobriety following an unseen but frequently referenced drunk driving incident.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Sobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobriety. Accessed 30 Sep. 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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