He walked soberly toward the altar. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a sober occasion. ,sober facts. ,sober restraint. ,a sober solution to the problem. From Dictionary.com.
I cannot say how many people were killed but I think the word soberly is worth noting. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
"I am glad to know that, father," said Margery, soberly. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference
"This is serious, and no mistake," replied Grace soberly. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School] Reference
The thin one was at his feet, looking down at him soberly. From Wordnik.com. [The Memory of Mars] Reference
His eyes were twinkling, but she shook her fair head soberly. From Wordnik.com. [Uncanny Tales] Reference
"It wasn't such a little scratch, old man," said Will soberly. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
"O, no -- it's a little brass tack!" declared Marjorie, soberly. From Wordnik.com. [Stories Worth Rereading] Reference
"We did not pass them, Sir Alfred," answered the young man soberly. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
Cateye shook his head soberly, taking a letter from his inner pocket. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Line] Reference
"Percy isn't the only one who needs sympathy," said Spurling, soberly. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
Chicken Little gathered up the bundle and soberly presented it to him. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
The barmaid looked at me soberly, then at Darrell. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Boys, Bad Boys, 2] Reference
"There's only one thing I really want to know, Dad," said Betty soberly. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference
"I didn't want to see you thrown out of your home," said Jerry, soberly. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview] Reference
But another confessed soberly: "" I don't think we popped him enough. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Kid Gloves] Reference
They both fell upon Ernest as he slid soberly into his seat a moment later. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
"His parents would talk soberly of the Iron Curtain," the article informs us. From Wordnik.com. [Ken Blackwell: Gen. Jones Is Not a "Useful Idiot"] Reference
So, thinking soberly, I just figured that Condit is insane to enter this race. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: Running From Himself] Reference
"I guess you will, honey," said Mollie soberly, putting an arm about her chum. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference
Sara laid down her pen and very soberly re-read the letter she had just written. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
I followed rather more soberly, -- his methods were a little too flighty for me. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
"I don't," said Warren soberly, but he drove away to the barn whistling merrily. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow Hill] Reference
Whereat Justice Hale, looking very soberly on the matter, said, Alas, poor woman!. From Wordnik.com. [The Riches of Bunyan] Reference
"And there are a good many other things I think we shall need," went on Ned, soberly. From Wordnik.com. [The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure] Reference
I mentioned that Pound was a noted anti-Semite, and Eugene Forcer looked at me soberly. From Wordnik.com. [The Great San Francisco Poetry Wars, 6] Reference
"No," answered Ned, soberly, "if we have as good luck on the land as we had in the air.". From Wordnik.com. [The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure] Reference
The girls listened soberly, and when he had ceased speaking, they both waited in silence. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Hill House] Reference
Decades of negotiating the minefields of Mideast politics have made him soberly pragmatic. From Wordnik.com. [The New Face Of America] Reference
"All the time we have been so disappointed in our inquiries elsewhere," said Momsey soberly. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
Such was the one which soberly informed the prospective customer that he had been selected by. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
Roy turned half way round, and regarded Amy's flying fingers and bent head soberly for a moment. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
I glanced at the bar maid, who was looking at us both, soberly, but amused. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Boys, Bad Boys, 2] Reference
She nods soberly as she chews and her bridge slaps away, her mouth open to reveal the macerated food. From Wordnik.com. [The Dying Tradition] Reference
When Austin lay down to rest, with his little sisters sleeping near by, he thought soberly and earnestly. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Hill House] Reference
Things soberly examined and found faulty must be discarded; those true and useful may be retained and expanded. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Meets World] Reference
Costel spoke soberly, outlining a character with his words and then swinging out with a mind to demolish it. From Wordnik.com. [Caitlin in the Y2K Museum] Reference
For she knoweth and understandeth all things, and shall lead me soberly in my works, and shall preserve me by her power. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 25: Wisdom The Challoner Revision] Reference
And what, is my rank so mean that the most gracious and godly among you may not duly and soberly consider what I have said?. From Wordnik.com. [The Riches of Bunyan] Reference
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