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Examples of sobriety in a Sentence
They did a sobriety test on him.
the sobriety of the situation
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Allies worry about the toll the proceedings will take on the president, who is deeply concerned about the health and sustained sobriety of his only living son.
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Michael Kunzelman, Randall Chase, TIME, 6 June 2024
The distinction was critical, Lowell said, because his client’s years-long drug addiction was punctuated by multiple stays in rehab and periods of sobriety.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Tiffany Haddish is opening up about her sobriety journey.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
Still, the surge in popularity and unrelenting harassment by paparazzi exacerbated her instability and struggle with sobriety, which was apparent during many of her live performances.
—Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 18 May 2024
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Michael Kunzelman, Randall Chase, TIME, 6 June 2024
The distinction was critical, Lowell said, because his client’s years-long drug addiction was punctuated by multiple stays in rehab and periods of sobriety.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Tiffany Haddish is opening up about her sobriety journey.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
Still, the surge in popularity and unrelenting harassment by paparazzi exacerbated her instability and struggle with sobriety, which was apparent during many of her live performances.
—Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 18 May 2024
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“Sobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobriety. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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sobriety
noun
so·bri·ety
sə-ˈbrī-ət-ē 
: the quality or state of being sober
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