eye opener

Example Sentences

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Bill Shaikin’s column on the upcoming Major League Baseball player-owner negotiations was an eye opener.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 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

Now 30, he described his first stint in HMP Birmingham as a "real eye opener".

From BBC • Aug. 2, 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