sobriety

Example Sentences

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And Tucker Carlson’s sobriety story, where even in a moment of honest vulnerability, one can feel the fictional character he plays on television ready to subsume the man at any moment.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2026

"There's already quite a strong trend towards sobriety," says Mintel's Jonny Forsyth.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

"The color purple is associated with power, authority, luxury, royalty, spirituality, and sobriety," Medina said of Sheinbaum's choice.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

“I hope it’s dawning on people, the sobriety of this moment,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Deep otter-brown lines of preoccupation etched themselves permanently into his careworn face and gave him a harried look of sobriety and mistrust.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller