sobering
Example Sentences
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For Europe, the sobering messaging marks a deep shift.
That sounds more promising than it actually is, as their actual analysis is rather more sobering.
From MarketWatch
A sobering investigation of the catastrophic realities of a nuclear conflict, the book left me haunted but not defeated.
It was then and remains a distinctly haunted landscape and walking around it a truly sobering experience.
From Salon
At best, investors’ views on Germany and the rest of Europe is sobering up after the euphoria of last spring.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
