Examples of sobriety in a Sentence
They did a sobriety test on him.
the sobriety of the situation
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With olive green and purple designs, Maison Lejaby was bucking the sobriety trend.
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The 31-year-old man, who smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot and watery eyes, failed field sobriety tests and was arrested, the complaint says.
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Biggs has been sober since 2017 and shared his first anniversary of sobriety on Instagram in October 2018.
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Failure to enforce sobriety within their respective chambers would subject the presiding officer to the same penalties as the violating member, according to the measure.
—Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 29 Jan. 2026
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Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
The 31-year-old man, who smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot and watery eyes, failed field sobriety tests and was arrested, the complaint says.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
Biggs has been sober since 2017 and shared his first anniversary of sobriety on Instagram in October 2018.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Failure to enforce sobriety within their respective chambers would subject the presiding officer to the same penalties as the violating member, according to the measure.
—Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Sobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobriety. Accessed 2 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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