How to Use realize in a Sentence

realize

verb

• They did not realize the risk that was involved.
• You just have to realize that you can't always get what you want.
• He finally realized the scope of the problem.
• She realizes how much things have changed.
• She slowly realized what he was trying to say.
• Do you realize how difficult that stunt is?
• He realized a lifelong dream by winning an Olympic medal.
• He finally realized his ambition to start his own business.
• But the star realized that her son was confused about where the bathroom was.
  — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
• All of my concerns and fears were realized by one phone call.
  — Mike Levine, ABC News, 14 June 2023
• Some of them are realizing for the first time that ‘hey, my heart’s beating fast.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 5 Jan. 2024
• A lot has changed in the landscape of fashion and art since then, so in many ways that mission has been realized.
  — Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• The great Oppenheimer realizes that no amount of personal brilliance can counter the force of the state.
  — Iva Dixit, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
• And a big part of that had to do with realizing that before this, my entire life was always in a rush.
  — Mariette Williams, Essence, 12 June 2023
• Montford's hope – and that of the family – was soon realized.
  — Cristina Corbin, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2023
• But realize that this is not going to be what people might expect of you.
  — Henry Everingham, Spin, 7 Sep. 2023
• Earth-42 Uncle Aaron picks Miles up for a job but quickly realizes this isn’t his Miles.
  — Richard Newby, Vulture, 2 June 2023
• Deputies found Carballo-Morales in a bedroom and realized he was armed with a knife, proceeding to order him to drop the weapon.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Aug. 2023
• Then, the zoo realized last spring that there would be a new addition to the orangutan family.
  — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
• In a sense, Copeland’s book comes closer to realizing this aim than the founder’s own efforts ever did.
  — Tarpley Hitt, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
• Rodgers realized that Olga had probably been telling the truth all along. Det.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 3 June 2023
• There’s a thrill in watching that movie and realizing how fully Stone is going for it.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
• Tim McGraw has realized there are a few perks about being an empty nester with wife Faith Hill.
  — Julie Jordan, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
• Eli was, Jim added, a part of him, but Eli also, the new father realized, would one day be his own man with his own thoughts and identity.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2023
• After starting to trek to the top of Courthouse Rock, the rescue team realized the safest way to rescue the group was by helicopter.
  — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2024
• Another student realized there was a gun at school when the 8-year-old dropped their backpack.
  — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 11 May 2023
• It’s really been an 11- or 12-year journey for him — a lot of the audience doesn’t realize that he was cast so long ago.
  — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
• Instant has been privy to the winds of change, and has realized that their multi-function wonder cookers have to have the ability to air fry to keep up with the times.
  — Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 27 Nov. 2023
• Their perfect field-goal shooting, though, was something the Hoosiers didn't realize.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2024
• Watch as a young woman realizes that true happiness may come with some risks.
  — oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024