wake-up call

noun

Synonyms of wake-up call next

: something (such as a telephone call from a hotel employee to a guest) that serves to wake a sleeper

: something that serves to alert a person to a problem, danger, or need

a wake-up call to parents

Examples of wake-up call in a Sentence

his high blood pressure was a wake-up call that he needed to do something about his health

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Our editor noted that the delicate tinkling makes for a very pleasant wake-up call and adds a calming ambiance when hanging out in the backyard on a gently breezy day. —

Kate McGregor, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2023 The film’s success, argues culture minister Claudia Roth, should be a wake-up call for an overly-restrictive and bureaucratic film funding system that privileges theatrical releases even as fewer and fewer Germans are watching movies in cinemas. —

Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023 Really, this is both your wake-up call and a call to action. —

Victoria Zambito, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023 The rising autism numbers presented by our CDC should be a wake-up call — there are a lot of us, and what’s truly increasing is the cost of ignoring our needs. —

John Elder Robison, STAT, 23 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for wake-up call