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

I think it has a lot, because I got to be seen — that’s the part that was eye-opening to me.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 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

And yet, “there are several eye-opening charts from areas that have seen huge moves—either up or down—of late,” writes Frank Cappelleri, founder of the technical-analysis research shop CappThesis.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Now, after all this eye-opening experience, and you on your uppers, so to speak, I offered to start you in a lawful business, you won't have it, simply because it smacks of gambling!

From Rockhaven by Munn, Charles Clark