eye opener
Example Sentences
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“That was an eye opener for me, that it was such a big effect.”
From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2024
“That is absolutely not something that I see stopping. I do hope that this is an eye opener, as Sandy Hook was, for a push on the federal level,” she said.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2022
“It’s an eye opener and it makes you think,” he said.
From New York Times • May 2, 2022
“Omicron was an eye opener, in part because people who had gotten infected with Delta seem to have almost no protection against Omicron,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said this week.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 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
