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Collocations for sober - adj.

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem
become, get
remain, stay
She wanted a drink, but she had to stay sober.
keep sb
Only the thought of her kept him sober.

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ADVERB

completely, entirely, perfectly, quite, stone-cold, totally
not entirely
almost, fairly, pretty, reasonably, relatively
By this time he felt reasonably sober again.
enough
At that point she was still sober enough to ask sensible questions.

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PHRASES

clean and sober (esp. AmE)
I've been clean and sober for four years.

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Sober is used with these nouns:
mood, reflection

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