Sentence examples for sobering light from inspiring English sources

In the cold, sobering light of his country's World Cup embarrassments, his desire for candour looks even braver.

Yet Iraq ought also to cast this debate in a colder, more sobering light.

He presented the emaciated body of his St. Jerome (unfinished; begun 1480) in a sobering light, imbuing it with a realism that stemmed from his keen knowledge of anatomy; Leonardo's mastery of gesture and facial expression gave his Jerome an unrivalled expression of transfigured sorrow.

Hurricane Katrina shed a sobering light on, yet ultimately served to evolve inadequate and inhumane animal evacuation and rescue protocol during natural disasters.

In the sober light of day it's pretty atrocious".

But there are things that, even in the sober light of day, I know I will miss.

And Clinton, in the sober light of morning, remains the prohibitive favorite for the nomination of her party.

"In the sober light of morning they realized they couldn't afford to build out this network".

Well, there are certain friends who happily pole-dance in the sober light of day and cavort their sexual preferences on Facebook (you know who you are).

In the sober light of the following day, he managed to trade his way out of the position without telling anyone and avoided making any losses.

Offering them up in a more sober light is this touring festival dedicated to contemporary Japanese films about women, starting in London then playing in key cities.