realized

Example Sentences

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I started wondering how a band like that got past the velvet rope and realized that none of it was by accident, it was all by design.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Once back in Chicago, I realized I had two immediate cravings: I wanted to sit outside, and I was hungry in the way people become hungry after spending several days in someone else’s kitchen.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

"But once we realized what it could be, we got out quickly."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

One of the photographers remarked: “I realized that here was a girl not satisfied with what nature or education had given her and who worked all the time trying to improve herself.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

When I realized what he was doing, I stopped and fed and rested the team, sat on the sled and thought about what I was doing wrong.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen