realized

Example Sentences

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I started researching the lyrics and realized this band tricked us into positivity, like getting us to eat our vegetables.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A cardiothoracic surgeon, Briggs realized the newly activated law didn’t provide adequate protections for patients having medical complications.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 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

Mae took all of this in with her eyes in one second, and in the next second she realized I was on the line with a caller.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse