wake-up call
Example Sentences
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He said the flare-up of the Drumcree dispute should be "a bit of a warning shot or a wake-up call".
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
But the Chargers’ new offensive coordinator knows his unit must show urgency and improvement Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders after a rude wake-up call in the season opener.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The OpenAI-Hugging Face incident has been widely treated as a "wake-up call" for the AI industry as well as companies, industries and governments who may have online systems vulnerable to AI hacking.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Sen. Bernie Sanders called it “a wake-up call for the Congress and the American people.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
I basically hung out in my room, listening to tunes and trying to catch some zees after the four A.M. wake-up call.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
