realizing

Example Sentences

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Markets appear to be realizing that hopes of a Fed interest rate cut later this year might be misplaced, and in fact there could even be an interest rate hike.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

But the victim, realizing he’d been duped, had reached out to police.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

She’s mother in a more honest sense, like growing up and becoming less preoccupied with yourself, realizing that your parents are very much their own people, with their own unique histories.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

One of the old people remembered seeing the water rising and suddenly realizing that his house and goats would soon be underwater; he picked up a child and a goat and scrambled up the hill.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French