Sentence examples for they were sobering from inspiring English sources

They were sobering, real, and helpful -- well beyond their initial intention, I am sure.

Despite their concerns, some Republicans said that while they were sobered by the situation, they were not scared.

But they were sobered when Mr. Uchtdorf was followed by several other leaders who dashed any expectations that the church would open the priesthood to women or accept gay marriage.

But they are sobering for the opposition.

Defra's findings in this survey are perhaps not that surprising, but they are sobering, as are the number of people and sums of money involved.

For the rest of us, they are sobering statistics that indicate for the first time just how prevalent sexual coercion is among ordinary people living ordinary lives.

Although steep cuts in the city's education budget have not yet affected him directly, he said, they are "sobering, to say the least".

But it does illustrate how caffeine could fool people into thinking they're sobering up, and some of the potentially disastrous consequences.

They were sober and conservative.

They were sober, impartial and anonymous.

They were sober, secure yet still interacting online, in forums, via their blogs.