realizing

Example Sentences

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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

“Parents are realizing that maybe going to Harvard isn’t going to deliver success on a silver platter.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“It’s difficult to decide you want to come home and do the finances of it all, then realizing it’s not financially feasible,” Mendoza said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

I go up to the front of the team in the darkness and drag them around, realizing we are lost.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen