sobriety
Example Sentences
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The paper reports the catalyst for his sobriety was the reunion tour; it says he told the documentary the experience was too "precious" to spoil by partying.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
But not accounting for Galliano’s 15 years of sobriety, his frank apologies, and his continued remorse is somewhat unnerving.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Its scripture-heavy programs stress sobriety and transition to self-sufficiency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
This new sobriety probably takes some of the fizz out of what the sociologist Emile Durkheim called the “collective effervescence” that revelers feel while partying together in large groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
I wonder if 1 can ask the doctor to do a blood test or something so that I can provide her with proof of my sobriety.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
Vocabulary lists containing sobriety
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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