SOBERING Definition & Meaning

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sobering

[soh-ber-ing]

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adjective

serious, grave, or solemn.
One of the most sobering visits was to the cemetery at Omaha Beach where 18,000 American servicemen lie buried.
The agency has issued a sobering warning about the health of the world's oceans.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

soberingly adverb
nonsobering adjective
unsobering adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of sobering¹

sober ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

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Orso was cleared by hospital staff and held for about 90 minutes in a sobering cell, according to the lawsuit.

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“This tragedy is a sobering reminder of the power of nature and the fragility of life.”

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"This tragedy is a sobering reminder of the power of nature and the fragility of life."

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While saying he had initially written a more conventional happy ending, Hwang has described “Squid Game’s” final season as a sobering last stroke to its unsparing portrait of cutthroat capitalism.

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But among some CBS News veterans, tempers were calmed by a sobering reality: that the outcome could have been worse.

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