Sentence examples for for the sobering from inspiring English sources

(For the sobering statistics behind the above "chances," see here).

Now for the sobering triple espresso of reality.

Be prepared for the sobering sight of guns being checked in alongside coats in the cloakrooms.

Still, the Bechdel Test remains useful for how little it asks of movies, and for the sobering fact that many films still fail to meet its basic criteria.

But New York City's mayor was certainly doing the right thing when he began preparing New Yorkers for the sobering reality of what the Wall Street nightmare will do to the city's budget and public services.

I was aghast to read a July 6 letter offering "there is simply too much to know" as a reason for the sobering lack of knowledge of college seniors on an American history quiz.

Was it a day for the sober gray suit or the trusty blue blazer?

Visiting one of Denver's scores of new pot shops is indeed a bewildering experience, even for the sober.

His music is both resolutely calm and firmly noisy, and the results are sometimes very Grape Ape, even for the soberest listener.

The first was one of strong support for the sober-minded principal, Tony Orsini, who insisted that children's behavior at home on a Saturday night is not his responsibility.

Aiming for the sober, character-driven storytelling of "The Walking Dead," this play tells its story with less humor and sardonic distance than you typically see in a Vampire Cowboys production.