It was a sharp reminder that he had been the victim of a shadowy conspiracy.

It was friends who brought him the sharp reminder of loss.

As I loaded them in there was a sharp reminder of the night before.

Suddenly finding himself trapped on the Ridge was a sharp reminder of the risk they were all running.

Now the sharp reminder supplied the impetus she had lacked to break free.

It was also a sharp reminder of why he was no longer in his job.

No harm had been done, but the episode served as a sharp reminder.

But this was the sharpest reminder to date of the stakes involved.

The footprints were there, a sharp reminder that he dealt with reality.

But they were a sharp reminder of the harsh, bloody world in which he had begun to make his way.