Sobered
[səubəd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Sober
Editor: Shelton
Examples
- Tarzan shook his head, and an expression of wistful and pathetic longing sobered his laughing eyes. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- We laid him upon the drawing-room sofa, and having dispatched the sobered Toller to bear the news to his wife, I did what I could to relieve his pain. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Suddenly he was sobered: a vacant space appeared near Miss de Bassompierre; the circle surrounding her seemed about to dissolve. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- His ducking sobered him a little, and he went to sleep, taking first out of his pocket a book which he desired I would dry for him. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The sobered man was brought up and leaped out briskly on the grass. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Then the bucket was hooked on; and the sobered man and another got in with lights, giving the word 'Lower away! Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
Editor: Shelton