eye opener
Example Sentences
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“We heard about it, kind of like an eye opener to be aware of your surroundings,” Thornton said.
From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024
“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
