realize

Example Sentences

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“I just realized you do have free will,” says Hill, who works at an airport.

From Los Angeles Times

"The fracture caused a very loud snapping noise that actually startled me. I thought at first the machine had broken, but soon realized that the noise came from the stretching fluid."

From Science Daily

"Pakistan has realized that hedging is the best way to go about in regional diplomacy," said Siddiqi.

From BBC

She can’t even nudge it enough to let light in, and with dawning horror, she realizes their giant oak tree must have fallen on top of the cellar.

From Literature

I also realize that if I text back too fast, I’ll look like an even bigger desperate idiot.

From Literature