realized

Example Sentences

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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

As Allen’s success swelled, he said, he realized the industry was what he calls “business show, not show business.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

We realized pretty quickly, though, that we had a preposition problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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