They did a sobriety test on him.
the sobriety of the situation
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At the foundation of Francis’s death of ego and rebirth of self is his meticulous practice of sobriety.—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025 However, a driver is not legally obligated to submit to a field sobriety test, pre-arrest test or cheek swab at a DUI checkpoint, according to the Law Offices of Grech and Parker in Riverside.
Field sobriety tests are subjective and may not accurately measure sobriety, according to Bee archives.—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025 Lee has been to rehab multiple times over the years with stretches of sobriety in between.—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025 But training manuals from both the FWC and State Attorney’s Office list significant injuries and deaths as probable cause for a blood draw in a sobriety test, the Herald’s investigation found.—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sobriety
Word History
Etymology
Middle English sobrete, from Anglo-French sobreté, from Latin sobrietat-, sobrietas, from sobrius
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