eye opener

Example Sentences

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Bill Shaikin’s column on the upcoming Major League Baseball player-owner negotiations was an eye opener.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2025

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

From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2024

“It was an eye opener to the world of tea, and I wanted to translate the pure bergamot flavor to a bite.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

“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