How to Use sobriety in a Sentence

sobriety

noun
  • They did a sobriety test on him.
  • The video does not show if she was asked to take a field sobriety test.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The sobriety is like; that's like my God.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
  • So much of the first two episodes are about Cassie's sobriety.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The first change was that my dad entered sobriety for the first time.
    — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Dane, too, has been open about his journey to sobriety over the years.
    — Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 24 June 2025
  • Which means so was his sobriety, now two years and counting.
    — Andrew Callahan, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Todd Bridges is proud of the work he's put in to reach three decades of sobriety.
    — Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • That was the mantra that got me through sobriety and has gotten me through so much in my life.
    — Glennon Doyle, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2020
  • That served as the wakeup call that led to her journey of sobriety.
    — Tyler Renner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Kelete agreed to take a field sobriety test for drugs and alcohol.
    — Washington Post, 9 July 2020
  • The judge said that Delisle could live a better life with sobriety.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The driver was given a field sobriety test at the scene.
    — Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
  • Pino was not given a sobriety test after the crash.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • Pino was not given a sobriety test after the crash.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • My father possessed many virtues but for most of his adult life sobriety was not one of them.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024
  • And then through their challenges with sobriety, and then back to love letters.
    — Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2022
  • His coworkers were all sober, and that helped with his sobriety.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • With his newfound sobriety came a comeback for the ages.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • There's no set release date, but the book will be a tell-all about her sobriety journey.
    — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 6 July 2023
  • Minor failed a field sobriety test.
    — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
  • His mother, who also found sobriety, has since passed away.
    — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • One bracelet tracked his whereabouts, and the other his sobriety.
    — Dave Savini, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The driver showed no signs of impairment and took a field sobriety test.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • But will such sobriety hold through the moral turbulence of the coming days and weeks?
    — Damon Linker, The Week, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The man refused to take field sobriety tests, so police tried to place him in handcuffs.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2023
  • De La Hoya failed field sobriety tests but the charges were later dropped.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Moore, fresh out of rehab, was trailed by a sobriety coach 24/7 on set.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 June 2024
  • With [Nathan’s] new sobriety over the last couple of years, that was a big shift on the whole group.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Social services can help in a big way, but success is up to them, one day of sobriety at a time.
    — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022

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