sober
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Conviction rates are lower than when the person assaulted was sober.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Countless documents and logistical plans have been drawn up by interest groups over the decades, some of them more sober and measured than others.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
A Great British Bake Off star turned TV presenter says "going sober" and being alcohol free for nearly three years has been "glorious".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
While the rest of the cast would party on location in Fiji after a day’s work, Cregger, who’d gotten sober, would go back to his bungalow and work on a script.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
A teetering collection of weathered horse carts was tucked beyond the brush, a sober portrait of the trek toward freedom.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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
My news seemed to startle him so that his voice lost some of its thickness, and I thought he became soberer.
From The Coming of the King by James Hocking
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
Social media sites and football message boards, prone to conspiracy theories, hyperbole and fabrications in even the soberest scenarios, went wild.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2020
But Barlow’s style was hyperbolic at the soberest of times.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2018
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
Peter instantly sobers up, utters the key line of the movie, “Let’s go save our friend,” and off they go.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
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
Roshan sobers a little at the mention of Tremaine, but he hides it behind a smile.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
“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
He sobered at once, as though remembering a solemn duty.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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
"The thought that all of these beautiful creatures and habitats could be compromised as superpowers slug it out for supremacy is sobering."
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
It’s sobering and painful work because people have died or are ailing.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
RCEM's Dr Adrian Boyle said the figures were "sobering".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“A sobering reminder that none of us are immune to the dangers here, even when we imagine we have the upper hand. Let’s save the details for another time.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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