sober
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But allow me to be the boring, sober voice of reason: There’s a vast ocean of cruises between living frugally and rolling out the proverbial red carpet every time you step outside your front door.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
“At these valuations and after a rally that’s been this aggressive, it’s healthy that investors are taking a sober second look” at the prospect for returns from this AI theme, said Reynolds.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Scott is almost 10 years sober, a powerfully built man in his early 60s with an electric energy.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
“But the bad tweets are 100 percent sober tweets.”
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Day of Sacrifice only came once a year, after all, and he liked to look his best during the sober procession to the cursed house, and during the somber retreat.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
Harrelson's Monday night appearance as a guest on "Late Night with Seth Meyers," and a good deal soberer may have reminded us of that.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2023
Perhaps that strikes us like a quick, hard smack, makes us soberer and more respectful of facts?
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2020
But in “Bare” as in “Wanderlust,” what starts as a renegade feminism gives way to a soberer truth.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2011
And while the story of Violet and Daisy’s journey toward a soberer recognition of their limits is not joyous, the art and craft that have gone into Condon’s production are full of joy.
From Washington Post
Mr. Buckman bore the rabbits out of the room and the class, much soberer, looked questioningly about and whispered inquiries.
From The Crimson Sweater by Ralph Henry Barbour
Research shows Gen Z is one of the soberest generations ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The soberest predictions of automation job loss still rely on a lattice of interlocking predictions that may not come true.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2021
But Barlow’s style was hyperbolic at the soberest of times.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2018
But Ms. Vincent chooses to perform “His Promised Land,” one of her own, in the soberest of a cappella arrangements, testifying in a properly awe-struck tone.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2012
On the big day, a dozen of our tall and not-so-tall young ladies presented themselves in their soberest hats, clutching letters of reference in their cleanest white gloves.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
A Brooklyn chorus-girl sobers up the son and advises the daughter of a rich family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2019
Duncan MacMillan’s portrait of an actress and her addictions, vivified by a searing turn from Denise Gough, sobers up for the end of its run.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2017
“That sobers you up, to realize you’re at the point where they’re honoring your body of work,” said Lucas, 71, who received the 2012 National Medal of Arts from President Obama.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2015
"It sobers you," Carter said of his injury.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2012
His face sobers, grows older in the glow of the red tail-lights.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
“The realities of contemporary pricing sobered us up very quickly. We abandoned the idea.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The dismal follow-up against Ghana would have sobered them up instantly.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
“Participants were almost uniformly sobered by the paucity of effective constraints on abuse of power.”
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2024
But Osadchyi and other Ukrainian researchers have been sobered by what they’ve found so far.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 3, 2024
The sobered guests crowded close, waiting for one answer.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
Both my research and our recent times point to a deeper, sobering lesson.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
"This is a sobering reminder of the power of nature," he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
In fact, sobering statistics point to how patchy this technology can be in what it pours on the ground.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh shared several sobering injury updates Monday in the wake of Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
It was sobering and yet they seemed bent upon pretending that nothing unusual had happened.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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