sobriety
Example Sentences
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I've been quite lucky not to experience this but if people challenge you on your sobriety, be firm - you don't owe an explanation to anyone and it should be enough to just say no.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
One cites her newfound sobriety as evidence that people can change — a nod to Steyer’s self-proclaimed metamorphosis from hedge fund titan to scourge of big corporations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
She can now navigate her neighborhood without relying on Google Maps, has deleted Instagram and launched her own digital sobriety group.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Judgment and sobriety are at the heart of effective military decisionmaking.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
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
Vocabulary lists containing sobriety
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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