1 He was as sober as a judge .
2 Mr. Wang always seems as sober as a judge.
3 He is as sober as a judge.
4 They're an odd pair of friends, Sylvia always bubbling over with nonsense and Polly as sober as a judge.
5 We had expected him to be angry, but instead he sat quietly at his desk, as sober as a judge.
6 The little boy didn't laugh when I fell down. He just stood there watching me, as sober as a judge.
7 I had expected him to be angry, but instead he sat quietly at his desk, as sober as a judge.
8 Stu can hardly stand up, but he claims he's as sober as a judge.