Examples of sobriety in a Sentence
They did a sobriety test on him.
the sobriety of the situation
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Even at these relatively low doses, participants got noticeably high and failed standard sobriety tests, which are the same ones police use during traffic stops.
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Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Allsop was set to take passengers on a flight to Chicago before officers subjected him to a sobriety test.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Authorities have released footage of a Southwest Airlines pilot failing a sobriety test shortly before takeoff in January.
—Andrea Margolis , Brooke Curto, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Allsop eventually consented to field sobriety tests and struggled to follow the tip of a moving pen and stand on one leg, police said.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 16 Aug. 2025
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Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Allsop was set to take passengers on a flight to Chicago before officers subjected him to a sobriety test.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Authorities have released footage of a Southwest Airlines pilot failing a sobriety test shortly before takeoff in January.
—Andrea Margolis , Brooke Curto, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Allsop eventually consented to field sobriety tests and struggled to follow the tip of a moving pen and stand on one leg, police said.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Sobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobriety. Accessed 28 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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