Examples of sobering in a Sentence
His death is a sobering reminder of the dangers of mountaineering.
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This is an incredibly sobering text that reads like a novel.
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Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
But the scale of its AI investment—with Meta’s estimate for the year now up 12% to $35 billion to $40 billion in spending and with next year’s outlay set to be even greater—is what proved truly sobering, especially with so little to show for it just yet.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
On the most sobering, sensational of Fridays, one man’s arrest became another man’s freedom, a simple ballgame serving as a striking example of brilliance unburdened.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
After suffering with the disease as a young mother, watching Middleton disclose her own cancer diagnosis was sobering.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Even more sobering: The five-year melanoma survival rate is just 71% for Black people, compared with 94% for white people.
—Jessica Chia, SELF, 9 Apr. 2024
The doll drive, and the hundreds of dolls that will soon make their way to children in foster care, carries another sobering message: Black children make up about 20% of California’s youth in foster care.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
Tomlinson’s recent comments about the Larry shippers is a sobering reminder about the real-world impact of the celebrity rumor mill and the current public appetite for celebrity conspiracy theories.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2024
Johnson and Crowley have each issued sobering reminders of the challenges that lie ahead.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
But the scale of its AI investment—with Meta’s estimate for the year now up 12% to $35 billion to $40 billion in spending and with next year’s outlay set to be even greater—is what proved truly sobering, especially with so little to show for it just yet.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
On the most sobering, sensational of Fridays, one man’s arrest became another man’s freedom, a simple ballgame serving as a striking example of brilliance unburdened.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
After suffering with the disease as a young mother, watching Middleton disclose her own cancer diagnosis was sobering.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Even more sobering: The five-year melanoma survival rate is just 71% for Black people, compared with 94% for white people.
—Jessica Chia, SELF, 9 Apr. 2024
The doll drive, and the hundreds of dolls that will soon make their way to children in foster care, carries another sobering message: Black children make up about 20% of California’s youth in foster care.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
Tomlinson’s recent comments about the Larry shippers is a sobering reminder about the real-world impact of the celebrity rumor mill and the current public appetite for celebrity conspiracy theories.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2024
Johnson and Crowley have each issued sobering reminders of the challenges that lie ahead.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Sobering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobering. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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