How to Use realization in a Sentence

realization

noun
  • There is a growing realization that changes need to be made to the coaching staff.
  • The realization sinks in: the conditions of the house exist in the world, too.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Then, when the rise fails to resume, the realization comes that the old selloff has returned.
    John S. Tobey, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2023
  • That realization came in the form of a late-night bedtime battle with my then 1-year-old.
    L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The city’s realization is a long way off, though, experts say.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The 38-year-old wasn’t afraid of aging, but the realization last year inspired her to do something about it.
    Jaclyn Peiser, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The realization of the loss was disclosed last week by SVB along with a share sale to raise fresh capital.
    Annamaria Andriotis, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The idea for his YouTube channel came from two realizations.
    Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
  • And that realization, and the hopelessness that followed, was why the Source Awards was one of the most depressing days of my life.
    Time, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The question of Being comes down to a realization of our own being.
    Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Squad was born out of the realization that many of our friendships were slipping away at the hands of social media.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 Sep. 2023
  • With that realization, something in her seemed to shift.
    WIRED, 15 June 2023
  • In a tease earlier this week, the band explained that the project was the realization of a dream to connect with some of the other artists who’ve inspired them.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The end of episode 6 left viewers with the shocking realization that Joy was alive and well, having left on her own accord.
    Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
  • For Thorn, who had watched Pee-wee on screen while growing up, working with Reubens was the realization of a childhood dream.
    Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Then, the shocking realization that his vehicle had just been stolen — with his two children still in the back seat.
    Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
  • And yet the real humor is in the darker realization that demands of, and reactions to, work by Black artists haven’t changed.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
  • As her phone started blowing up with texts, calls, and headlines from friends and family back home, the realization sank in.
    Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Her realization that the act of possessing two wives is not a measure of power but of weakness is a key turning point.
    Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Janelle Brown's fallout with husband Kody Brown led to some major realizations about what's at stake.
    Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The realization that David was really going to see her home — which is roofless in many places from past typhoons — hit Sheila all at once.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
  • The next achievement of the Matic hardware lies in the realization that suction power does not always mean your floor will be cleaner.
    Adrienne So, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The realization spreads from one young face to another: There are no universal salves!
    Heather Havrilesky, New York Times, 12 May 2023
  • For some mothers, the realization that they may not be equipped for parenthood dawns quickly.
    Maria Williams, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
  • This new study attempted to add some hard figures to that realization.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2023
  • But at the same time, [there’s] this realization that the world has changed, that things are more expensive, that technology has advanced.
    Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • This realization prompts the question: What do cannabis drink consumers truly want?
    Joshua Adragna, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The realization of these discoveries is one small step for man.
    Max Baucus, STAT, 3 Aug. 2023
  • For now, that realization means many return-to-office orders don’t stack up.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Cousins' family had their own moment of realization when the fire alarm in their home went off recently.
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023

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