eye opener

Example Sentences

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I've learnt to love my scars, love my indent and love sharing my story, because it is such an eye-opener for people going through the same thing.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

Sending in the Marines certainly was an eye-opener.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

"Even if people know this story – I think they'll be surprised by what we found. It's been an eye-opener."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

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

‘Wolves won’t get him. That was an eye-opener, and no mistake! Nearly singed the hair off my head!’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien