Sentence examples for something of a wake from inspiring English sources

And while history tells us that progress is not linear, a counter social movement against the thrust of software-enabled disruption feels like something of a wake up call.

During that first week we also tried to hold something of a wake or shiva.

He added: "Johnny's death has served as something of a wake-up call.

But the Libyan mission has been something of a wake-up call.

Some of his co-workers provided something of a wake-up call.

She says: "When my dad died this April, it was something of a wake-up call.

For Wasps' director of rugby, Dai Young, the defeat was something of a wake-up call.

"This is something of a wake-up call," Mr. McCallum said in an interview.

Some countries are almost 100% reliant on Russian gas so I think it is something of a wake-up call and I think action will be taken".

While this provided something of a wake-up call to investors who might have been unaware of the stresses in this arena, its blanket nature did not help much on specific issues.

So the results represented something of a wake-up call that would shape the campaign ahead, especially in South Carolina, which is where Mr. Bush hopes to stop Mr. McCain.