Having Zoe saved my life. It was my wake-up call. There were so many things I didn't want to pass on to her.

Death is the final wake-up call.

It's always a wake-up call to get beaten.

Cancer is such a wake-up call to remind us how high the cosmic stakes really are and how short and brief and frail life really is.

It's always good to get a wake-up call and a reminder that you can't just go there and collect medals.

Writers' bedtimes vary, but few have been spared the shock of a copy editor's early wake-up call.