realize
Example Sentences
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To realize its ambitions, the government has invested to build research labs and Ph.D. programs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
“I don’t think people realize this: If you look at Columbia, the significant increase of foreign students—it’s up to 40% of the student body.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
“And a couple things that you realize when you’re wearing 60,000 bees, you should not be surprised if you get stung.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
And one day you realize it’s been years.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
I also realize that if I text back too fast, I’ll look like an even bigger desperate idiot.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing realize
Workshop 2, Part 1
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Ceremony
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