Examples of sobriety in a Sentence
They did a sobriety test on him.
the sobriety of the situation
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McDermott celebrated one year of sobriety in July 2024.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The driver showed no signs of impairment and took a field sobriety test.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
According to Gamble, each of the three standard field sobriety tests has a likelihood of 79% or higher of indicating intoxication in a driver.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2025
There’s a lot of conjecture that the album was recorded in various states of drunkenness, which doesn’t fit the timeline of Warren’s sobriety.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The driver showed no signs of impairment and took a field sobriety test.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
According to Gamble, each of the three standard field sobriety tests has a likelihood of 79% or higher of indicating intoxication in a driver.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2025
There’s a lot of conjecture that the album was recorded in various states of drunkenness, which doesn’t fit the timeline of Warren’s sobriety.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sobriety
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“Sobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobriety. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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sobriety
noun
so·bri·ety
sə-ˈbrī-ət-ē 
: the quality or state of being sober
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