Example Sentences

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Later, as an adult, she said she realised the incidents were abnormal.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

El Niño’s name—originally El Niño de Navidad, the Christ child—comes from Peruvian fishermen, who realised far earlier that Christmas sometimes brought heat that devastated the shoals they depended on.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

When a client asked her a year ago to design a glossary to train an artificial intelligence system, translator Jessica Spengler realised she was going to train her own replacement.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Jeon said those involved "denied any intentional wrongdoing, saying they only realised the campaign could be problematic after the issue drew public backlash".

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The poor Wart realised that now he must choose between confessing himself a human, and learning no more of their secrets, or going through with this ordeal to earn his education.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White