eye-opening

Example Sentences

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Killian, who grew up in the midwest, where such laws were mainly eliminated, said such exchanges have been eye-opening.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Miller told The Times that he recently went on a ride-along with officers from the Rampart Division, which he said was eye-opening.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Yet over the recent Easter period, which is sacred to Christians, Trump has made a series of eye-opening posts when it comes to religion.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Sen. Frank Church of Idaho – held extensive hearings that included eye-opening testimony about clandestine U.S. intelligence activities abroad and domestically.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

He took me at the word, and we had an eye-opening plunge in the spring-cold flood of the swift little river at the mouth of our ravine.

From The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady by Lynde, Francis