realizing

Example Sentences

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He remembers his outrage as a child watching Britain’s “Top of the Pops” and realizing that pop artists like Madonna and Bananarama were lip-syncing in their performances.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

“It’s like realizing you don’t have the title to your home as the market rips higher, that your purchase was null and void.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

It has a long way to go before realizing that revenue.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

People get so uncertain that they stop making decisions entirely, not realizing that doing nothing is itself a decision.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

“Not today,” I answered, realizing this was the first day I hadn’t come up with a Wonder.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney