eye opener
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Tuesday's debate in the Commons on this was an eye opener.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
“We heard about it, kind of like an eye opener to be aware of your surroundings,” Thornton said.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
“That was an eye opener for me, that it was such a big effect.”
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 4, 2024
“If it’s an eye opener for somebody — so be it,” Sergeant Talarico said recently at his home in Pennsauken, N.J., about five miles northeast of Camden.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 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
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