eye-opening

[ ahy-oh-puh-ning ]

adjective

1. serving as an eyeopener; enlightening:

   an eye-opening investigation of government corruption.

Example Sentences

The whole ordeal would turn out to be an eye-opening experience into why so many sexual offences go unreported or unpunished, how slow the police and justice system move and how despite the warm words, women are still being failed, due to police incompetence.

From BBC

Attending the Church’s national assembly, its General Synod, is eye-opening in the ferocity of debate over issues across the board, often reflecting the polarisation in modern Britain on many issues.

From BBC

Through these comical yet eye-opening critiques, she realized her platform — as a Black foodie born and raised in L.A. — was an anomaly.

From Los Angeles Times

Cutler isn’t one for overt psychoanalysis, but the choice to sprout the narrative in Edward Kostyra’s iron-fisted influence as opposed to featuring Stewart’s mother, a beloved recurring guest on her syndicated daytime show, is eye-opening.

From Salon

As a bonus, it provides worthwhile historical background for “Olafur Eliasson: OPEN,” that great, sprawling, eye-opening site-specific installation made for the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.

From Los Angeles Times

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