“You'd best make sure you're sober before driving that car.”

“These positive emotions need to be tempered by the sober realization that the potential for injury is ever-present.”

“There he presents his sober disposition to the patrons with an air of knowing something incriminatory about everybody.”

“In a sober dark trouser suit and sensible walking shoes, she ticks the names off the electoral list on her clipboard.”

“He saw it as his duty to counter the news and its tendency to overhype by presenting the secretary and the president with nothing but hard, sober facts.”

“This year's spending doesn't mesh with the sound and sober spending principles that make for a successful business.”