epiphany
Example Sentences
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Shortly into the review, the team members had their epiphany.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
Her experience reminded me of my similar epiphany that adults didn’t necessarily have all the answers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
When he visited her grave, he saw a pile of stones and had an epiphany as he realised that, when gravediggers make space for a coffin, they don't return the stones they have displaced.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
In an alternate timeline, that earlier process slowly wears you down and you never arrive at the epiphany you described.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
The realization struck Penelope with the strength of an epiphany.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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