eye opener

Example Sentences

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“Having the knee injury in the offseason I think is a real eye opener for him,” Russell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

“That was an eye opener for me, that it was such a big effect.”

From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2024

Now 30, he described his first stint in HMP Birmingham as a "real eye opener".

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2022

“If it’s an eye opener for somebody — so be it,” Sergeant Talarico said recently at his home in Pennsauken, N.J., about five miles northeast of Camden.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2022

While Johnny was inside getting his eyes opened, Neeley and Francie pondered how a night cap could also be an eye opener.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith