eye opener

Example Sentences

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Seeing the stark reality of Diaz's plight on screen is quite an eye-opener.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Sending in the Marines certainly was an eye-opener.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

"The Ryder Cup was an eye-opener for me," he said.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

Michelle Avary, also of Menlo Park, works for a Swedish-owned trucking company and said it has been an eye-opener to see how Swedish people work.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2024

“You don’t know an eye-opener from a traditional?” she demands in outrage.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich