- present tense form of realize (3rd person singular).
realizes
Example Sentences
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It drives a lot of people nuts, but I don’t mind it, it’s quite entertaining, especially when the “injured” player realizes nobody cares and pops right up again, Lazarus-style, and rejoins the action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
“There was a pitiless certainty about her,” Harry realizes by the novel’s end, when the worst has happened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The computer-science major with an AI concentration now realizes he wouldn’t have honed the fundamentals if he had been allowed to use AI back then.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Da Costa realizes that journey with unforced naturalism, as if the camera just happened to be there to capture it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
“I can’t go to choir anymore,” I say when Mr. Fabian realizes I am still in room twelve.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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