All 5 Uses of
sober
in
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- His ducking sobered him a little, and he went to sleep, taking first out of his pocket a book, which he desir'd I would dry for him.†
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- While I liv'd in Boston most of my hours of leisure for conversation were spent with him, and he continu'd a sober as well as an industrious lad; was much respected for his learning by several of the clergy and other gentlemen, and seemed to promise making a good figure in life.†
- I waited upon him accordingly, and should have taken Collins with me but that he was not sober.†
- Meredith was no compositor, a poor pressman, and seldom sober.†
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- ] As those people are extreamly apt to get drunk, and, when so, are very quarrelsome and disorderly, we strictly forbad the selling any liquor to them; and when they complain'd of this restriction, we told them that if they would continue sober during the treaty, we would give them plenty of rum when business was over.†
Definitions:
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(sober as in: Talk to me when your sober.) not under the influence of alcohol
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(sobering as in: a sobering thought) serious or calm (not silly or excited); or making one serious or less excited