eye opener
Example Sentences
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“Having the knee injury in the offseason I think is a real eye opener for him,” Russell said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
Tuesday's debate in the Commons on this was an eye opener.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
“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
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
