eye opener

Example Sentences

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“Having the knee injury in the offseason I think is a real eye opener for him,” Russell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

"It didn't change anything essentially, but it was a bit of an eye opener," Bronze says.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

“That was an eye opener for me, that it was such a big effect.”

From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2024

“That is absolutely not something that I see stopping. I do hope that this is an eye opener, as Sandy Hook was, for a push on the federal level,” she said.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 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