sobering

It is a sobering reminder that desperate people will keep trying to reach Europe, despite the enormous risks.

Each passing week brings a sobering headline about how news organizations are either adapting or shuttering because of rapid economical, technological and cultural shifts, as well as responding to political pressure.

Three days later, from my own evacuation perch, I opened Facebook to find that his daughter, Tami, had posted a sobering confirmation, which read in part:

He offered a sobering warning, one that merits being quoted in full.

The broader reality These shootings, though unique in location and circumstance, are linked by the sobering fact that gun violence in America remains pervasive and multifaceted.