sober

Example Sentences

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“I think the harm reduction model helps us get a lot more people off the street, but veterans who want to be sober should have a place where they can stay sober,” Reynolds said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Now sober, the football fan shares his advice for having a great alcohol-free World Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Analysts say the rest of the strategy often reads like a valentine rather than a sober national security communique.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

This sober reflection on imperial overreach had several U.S. productions in the era of the First and Second Gulf Wars.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Still—all things considered, Molly knows she has it pretty good: her own room in a tidy house, employed and sober foster parents, a decent high school, a nice boyfriend.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline