sobering

[US]/'sobərɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. making someone serious or thoughtful, making someone calm or rational.

Phrases & Collocations

a sobering thought

a sobering experience

a sobering reality

Real-world Examples

That is a sobering thought, isn't it Alice?

Source: 6 Minute English

So, it was a -- it was sobering experience.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation August 2023

" Wasteland" is heavy on facts, many of them interesting and sobering.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Hollywood movies like " Contagion" are sobering reminders of the real threat of deadly viruses.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation June 2013

One sobering impact of big cars is the threat it poses to pedestrians.

Source: Vox opinion

Set it in today's America and it would be a more sobering drama.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The report describes both as sobering. In neither can economic activity return to normal.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2020

UN scientists issued a sobering report ahead of December's climate talks in Poland.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

UN scientists issued a sobering report ahead of December’s climate talks in Poland.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

Now, there is the sobering thought that this kind of technology could be open to misuse.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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