How to Use recognize in a Sentence

recognize

verb
Definition of recognizenext
Synonyms for recognizenext
  • 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.
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Heartening that people not just watched it but recognized it in this way.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 18 July 2024
  • The effort to recognize Black History Month has come with disagreement for the past five years.
    — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The researchers used the holograms to train an ONN, which could then recognize new images of the researcher and distinguish him from his colleagues.
    — Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2024
  • There are practical questions about how Scotland would break away if Britain did not recognize the move.
    — Jenny Gross, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The Athlete of the Week voting occurs during all high school sports seasons and recognizes athletes across all sports.
    — Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The actor never recognized the boy as his own, but the child was later adopted by Delon’s mother.
    — Giacomo Aricò, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024
  • But more pragmatic viewers will recognize that the eight-part series is very much in the vein of what Brooks delivered.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2023
  • However, after Bradley hit his tee shot on the third hole during the second round, the club’s owner recognized his swing.
    — Ryan Hamel, The Courier-Journal, 2 June 2023
  • What made Rothko different was that there was nothing to recognize.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
  • They could be easily recognized as an homage to both Santa, and the spirit of the season, as Christmas approached.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
  • While there will be time enough to debate our continuing differences, now is the time to recognize that that which unites us is greater than that which divides us.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The same way a buzzer ends a basketball game, the new law will stop the clock on any pending legal challenges or appeals, recognizing the slates of electors officially chosen as of that date.
    — The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024

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