sober-minded

Example Sentences

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In a world that isn’t ours, this could be a sober-minded discussion in which the issue is studied further by neutral agencies, the exact level of risk of gas stoves are determined, and a political discussion about what level of government recourse, if any, is necessary.

From Slate

The panel is set to be led by Representative Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, a Marine veteran known as a sober-minded national security hawk.

From New York Times

The antics of various House committees, as they work hand-in-glove with Fox News to create and disseminate right wing conspiracy theories, will make an epsiode of Infowars seem downright sober-minded.

From Salon

The Financial Times, the more sober-minded and business-focused newspaper, finds the first three episodes of the much-hyped series something of a let down.

From New York Times

Jesse Barron, who wrote the Times Magazine article, said, “A lot of the people around this story — including some very sober-minded lawyers — started to feel that there was a logic at play beyond pure chance, because it’s unheard-of for a judge to descend from such a lofty position in the system back to such a lowly position by comparison.”

From New York Times