wake up
Example Sentences
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The “Messy” hitmaker told Rolling Stone in a recent interview that she was grateful that she fainted onstage late last year, and framed the scary ordeal as a wake-up call.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
“The fact that non-fuel import prices increased so much is a wake-up call for policymakers and will keep the Federal Reserve in pause for longer than expected,” said Eugenio Aleman, chief economist at Raymond James.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
Dovile Sakaliene, the former Defence Minister in Vilnius, remembers thinking the parcel plot was a wake-up call for Lithuania's allies.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
Comptroller Mark Levine called the move a “sobering wake-up call,” noting the city is spending more than it earns.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
I even missed those 5:40 a.m. wake-up calls.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
