wake up
Example Sentences
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Megan Thee Stallion addressed the health scare on Instagram, calling it a “real wake-up call for me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
"We can call it a wake-up call," says Breuer.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 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
New York City Comptroller Mark Levine called the negative outlook “a sobering wake-up call about the fiscal challenges ahead for us,” noting that it is the city’s first negative outlook since the Covid-19 crisis.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
He figured the library lock-in was officially over and this was the group’s wake-up call.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
