How to Use eye-opener in a Sentence

eye-opener

noun

• And Thompson-Robinson might be in for an eye-opener facing Aaron Donald for the first time.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• That very first meeting was just an eye-opener for me in terms of the colonization of the Inuit in Greenland, how it was done and the systemic tools that were used.
  — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Mar. 2023
• That song was written to be an eye-opener, so maybe some of your kids or grandkids will feel guilty and go see about grandma or go see about grandpa.
  — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 26 Oct. 2023
• Such a change is a jarring, physical eye-opener, and also a crisis of conscience.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
• Its inclusion in this show will no doubt be an eye-opener for Smithsonian viewers and, for some of them, a soothing balm.
  — Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
• The developments this week will have been an eye-opener for William, with the future surely occupying some of his thoughts.
  — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
• Cue the Salma — a nice balance of mezcal, fig puree, egg white and black lemon — and Arak in a Hard Place, a vivid orange eye-opener that refreshes with elderflower liqueur and sparkling wine.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
• The findings are quite the eye-opener: one in 10 Amazon customers have been offered incentives like gift cards, refunds and even free products, all in a bid to rack up those golden stars next to products.
  — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2023
• For Stocking, who has been a professional creator for 10 years but has been active on Snap for fewer than eight months, the revenue sharing program has been an eye-opener.
  — Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2023
• This collection of erudite essays is a rich, revealing eye-opener.
  — Allen Pierleoni -, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
• Much of this is covered in Martin’s memoir Born Standing Up, yet the chance to see his recollections buffered by the real thing is a treasure trove for aficionados and an eye-opener for those who just know the gray-haired actor as an éminence grise.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
• Her offhand mention of their marital infidelities — William’s being more involved than hers — is an eye-opener.
  — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2023
• The biggest eye-opener, however, was legislation to allow striking workers to collect state unemployment insurance after two weeks.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 28 Aug 2024