realize

Example Sentences

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“Some people start down this path and realize how hard it is,” she said.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Unlike the city’s homicide detectives, her students in the department of criminology and criminal justice had nothing but time on their hands, even if they didn’t always realize it.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

In a new Intuit poll, 81% of parents said their current financial stress has made them realize how important it is to teach their kids about money.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

"Claws are never in that location in a Cambrian arthropod," said Lerosey-Aubril, "It took me a few minutes to realize the obvious, I had just exposed the oldest chelicera ever found."

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

I’m about to say, Of course I have, you smoke all the time, but when I really think about it I realize that’s not true.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse