Example Sentences

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Recognizing that the film-noir genre, to which “Point Blank” loosely belongs, had become reliant on melodramatic clichés, Mr. Boorman practiced the fine art of removal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"Recognizing the value in the unexpected is probably one of the key characteristics of a successful scientist," he said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Recognizing your fallibility and limitations, as Warren Buffett and the late Charlie Munger have said repeatedly, is what makes good investors great.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Recognizing the need for solidarity, Rypinski created Everybody Gym, a space where queer people and their allies could coexist.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Recognizing the signs of leprosy, the soldier backs away, terrified, without another word.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly