realized
Example Sentences
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We continued our routine for several months until one day, I felt a pit in my stomach and realized I needed to make a drastic change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“I realized that if the attack had already started, I needed to move. I quickly grabbed my documents and the money I had,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
As a freelance writer based in the South, I immediately realized I needed to become obsessed with the details of this case and start reporting.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
After Ossoff mocked Trump’s “young, beautiful girls” spiel, however, it seems the White House realized how embarrassing the situation is for the president.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
I put them on their chains so they could get at the fresh straw in their houses to make soft beds and realized that I had learned something again that night.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
