eye opener

Example Sentences

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I've learnt to love my scars, love my indent and love sharing my story, because it is such an eye-opener for people going through the same thing.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

Sending in the Marines certainly was an eye-opener.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

"This week has been a great eye-opener to just when I'm happy and expressive and myself," Raducanu said.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

Michelle Avary, also of Menlo Park, works for a Swedish-owned trucking company and said it has been an eye-opener to see how Swedish people work.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2024

“You don’t know an eye-opener from a traditional?” she demands in outrage.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich