Examples of wake-up call in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 2021 heat wave served as a wake-up call for the Northwest, where many households don’t have air conditioning. — Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 July 2022 But the 2021 rampage served as a wake-up call for many, signaling that Winthrop, including its government, needed to take a more active role in countering hate, Curtis said. — Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 But whatever the methods used, this should be a wake-up call for executives as well as politicians. — David Meyer, Fortune, 27 June 2022 But Davis pointed out that the real social justice requires more than a wake-up call and protests; the real work must be ongoing. — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022 George Floyd became a powerful symbol of persistent inequality and systemic injustice against Black Americans and a wake-up call for all. — Jared Council, Forbes, 26 May 2022 The Milwaukee Bucks gave the Boston Celtics a lesson and a wake-up call in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 1 May 2022 Jennifer Nuzzo, a Brown University pandemic researcher, told Mike Stobbe of the Associated Press (AP) that the case should be a wake-up call for people who are not vaccinated against polio. — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2022 Liu Junyan, climate and energy project leader for Greenpeace East Asia, said the Zhengzhou flooding was a wake-up call for the Chinese government and public. — Nectar Gan, CNN, 20 July 2022 See More

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