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Sobers

/ ˈsəʊbəz /

noun

  1. SobersSir Garfield St Auburn1936MWest IndianSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer Sir Garfield St Auburn, known as Garry. born 1936, West Indian (Barbadian) cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 93 test matches (1954–74), 39 as captain, scoring 8,032 runs and taking 235 wickets; first man (1968) to score six sixes in a single over in first-class cricket
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Liz hides in a closet and then locks Burton in a cabin until he sobers up.

It sobers the fellow, for the weight on his nose and the pulling on it hurts dreadfully, and often makes him squeal.

I can hardly believe it, but we'll see what can be got from the man when he sobers up.

At another time he said, "A drunken German has written these theses; when he sobers up he will think differently of the matter."

So long as nothing was done—no arrests or anything like that—he'll be glad to forget it, when he sobers up.

Responsibility sobers, and as we age and succeed we become more moderate, for most of us have a method in our madness.

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