How to Use realization in a Sentence

realization

noun
  • There is a growing realization that changes need to be made to the coaching staff.
  • And at those times, the realization moved me to tears.
    — Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Then came the glum realization that their own job was about to get much tougher.
    — Kylie Robison, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • With this realization, the guides call it a day.
    — Brent Rose, Outside, 28 Feb. 2026
  • And for many, that realization has come too late.
    — Chris Groshong, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Those realizations were not meant to break us.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
  • But that realization may have been short-lived.
    — Brittany Murrey, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • The time between the idea and the realization of the idea is long.
    — Lily Moayeri, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Then came the realization that none of us knew Abloh was sick.
    — Gloria Alamrew, refinery29.com, 30 Nov. 2021
  • So that realization is a very heavy thing for somebody to go through.
    — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • That realization seems to bring him peace — and there’s not a lot of that to come by these days.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • How did that realization shape your work?
    — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
  • That was such a cool realization, but the match is already lit.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
  • That's going be a tough realization for some wrestling fans to come to terms with.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
  • And the realization of that just takes you back [to the keyboard].
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Nov. 2022
  • That realization led me to take the crazy (for me) step of telling you about this release.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Even with that realization, the course of true love doesn’t run smoothly.
    — Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2021
  • That realization hit all at once.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
  • That realization is not the end of the story.
    — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The city’s realization is a long way off, though, experts say.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2024
  • That realization sparked fear about what staying might mean long-term.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Like, the realization of all this.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There was a brief pause before realization set in.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • There’s no shame in that realization.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
  • That realization led her to start asking what hadn’t been ruled out, rather than what came next.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • That’s when a realization hit me.
    — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That realization has left many aghast.
    — ABC News, 27 May 2026
  • That realization turned his life around.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Spalter first came to that realization eight years ago.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026
  • Or, in this case, a rabbi with a realization.
    — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 22 June 2026

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