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- adjective Describing something that causes more
sober thought or concern. - verb Present participle of
sober .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective tending to make sober or more serious
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Examples
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“And I bring news,” Niccolo said, his expression sobering.
Before Midnight Cameron Dokey 2007
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He took hold of her elbow, his expression sobering.
The Pleasure Seekers Melanie George 2003
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He took hold of her elbow, his expression sobering.
The Pleasure Seekers Melanie George 2003
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“I don’t know,” he said, his expression sobering at once.
Nevermore Kelly Creagh 2010
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“I don’t know,” he said, his expression sobering at once.
Nevermore Kelly Creagh 2010
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“I don’t know,” he said, his expression sobering at once.
Nevermore Kelly Creagh 2010
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More sobering is the picture Laura Bush paints of how life inside the White House was transformed with the 9/11 terror attacks on New York and Washington in 2001.
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More sobering is the reference in the Gippsland Mercury to “the depredations of the wild blacks, with whom he had many a brush.”
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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What's really sobering is that when I first came to Stratford and saw Mr. Hutt perform, he was younger than I am now.
August 2005 2005
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"There'll be casualties," Bericus murmured, his expression sobering, and he sighed.
Black Horses For The King McCaffrey, Anne 1996
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