How to Use recognize in a Sentence

recognize

verb

• They recognized the odor at once.
• They refused to recognize the treaty.
• I can always recognize him from far away by the way he walks.
• I didn't recognize you at first with your new haircut.
• The U.S. government has now recognized the newly formed country.
• And yet, far more went right in 2022 than most of us recognize.
  — Zachary Karabell, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2022
• And the first movie was recognized by the WGA, and I was gratified by that.
  — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
• Maybe Carrie is there to teach us to take a step back and recognize our own flaws.
  — Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
• On the last day of 2023, Eve looked back at her year and recognized the growth, both of herself as a mom and of her little boy.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• This is the first time in my career that as many white people as Black people recognize me.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 7 Jan. 2024
• Since then, he's been recognized for and won various awards for his work.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
• One of the people recognized him as the man who had assaulted others on the trail system last week, the statement said.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2023
• Melling never felt as if people would recognize him on the streets of London.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2023
• The coaches recognize the women as much more than their bodies.
  — Shelby Denise Smith, Essence, 4 Nov. 2022
• The series would run for 11 seasons, win 37 Emmys and end as being recognized as one of the best sitcoms of all time.
  — Cori Murray, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2023
• Of course, though, things go wrong when he’s met by the only person who would recognize him: Erryk.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 June 2024
• A lot of journalists recognize that that may be the price of doing business.
  — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
• Manchin, too, could be a tricky race to watch for Democrats, who recognize he’s probably the last of their own to have a shot in a state that voted for Trump by 39 points.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 7 Dec. 2022
• But the writer, who died on June 13 at age 89, is now recognized as one of the giants of American fiction.
  — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2023
• Right after, Prescott walked into the room to surprise Aaiden, who didn't recognize him.
  — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
• Around that time a dry cleaner opened next to the diner, and the woman who owns that place, CC, came to recognize me after just a few visits.
  — Christopher Bonanos, Town & Country, 8 Dec. 2022
• The respite led him to recognize his own suffering and accept that he had been stretched to a breaking point, Kiakona said.
  — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
• Some parents may recognize some of their own actions on-screen, but for most viewers, the film is likely to be a bit of a downer.
  — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2023
• To get around this, players have to be 25 or older and have played for at least six seasons in a foreign league which is recognized by MLB.
  — Jamie Barton, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
• Valley Metro will recognize Footprint Center event tickets as valid light rail fare on the day of the event for four hours prior to the start of the event through the end of the transit day.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
• Heartening that people not just watched it but recognized it in this way.
  — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 18 July 2024
• State lawmakers must think bigger, the report notes, and recognize the lake’s right to exist.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023
• The effort to recognize Black History Month has come with disagreement for the past five years.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2023
• It’s so surprising how the senior K-pop groups recognize me.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 10 Nov. 2022
• Investors will be closely watching how this transition unfolds — are there any hiccups that delay when revenue is recognized?
  — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Jan 2025