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become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
Keep him in bed until he sobers up -
become more realistic
After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up
How To Use sober up In A Sentence
- Well, I had to get my beer drinking done quickly, so that I could sober up soon enough to return the van.
- He was left to sober up in a police cell.
- In contrast to every previous encounter of ours, I sober up as we catch up into the early hours.
- I instantly sober up (somewhat) and pinch myself as I chew the fat with the godfather of electro-pop.
- I'm pretty sure I didn't stop for long enough to sober up.
- It is entirely acceptable to have a lie-down in the afternoon to sober up after lunch and prepare for more drinking at dinner.
- If drivers are very drunk, they will be locked in the cells to sober up.
- Edwin and Nancy headed down to the gardens to find a private place for Nancy to sober up.
- I went for a walk to try to sober up.
- Unfortunately ninety minutes wasn't enough to let the alcohol drain from my system - I think it must have been about 1000 before I started to sober up.
