Recognize example sentences

Related (15): identify, acknowledge, perceive, distinguish, notice, detect, realize, admit, accept, understand, discern, spot, recognition, recognizable, unrecognizable

"Recognize" Example Sentences

  1. I didn't recognize her at first because she'd cut her hair so short.
  2. Do you recognize this song? It's been stuck in my head all week.
  3. The government finally agreed to recognize the new nation after years of debate.
  4. She walked into the room and I could recognize the exhaustion in her eyes immediately.
  5. Honestly, I have to recognize that I was completely wrong about him.
  6. Can you recognize the difference between these two paintings?
  7. He didn't recognize his own voice when he heard the recording played back.
  8. Most people recognize the danger but do nothing to stop it anyway.
  9. I recognize you from somewhere — did we go to school together?
  10. They need to recognize the problem before they can fix it.
  11. She'd changed so much that her own mother barely could recognize her.
  12. You have to recognize when someone is taking advantage of you.
  13. The teacher said she could recognize my handwriting from a mile away.
  14. Do you recognize the smell? It's my grandmother's perfume.
  15. I recognize the pattern now — he always does this when he's stressed.
  16. We should recognize the hard work that went into this project.
  17. Can't you recognize sarcasm when you hear it?
  18. The company failed to recognize the market shift until it was too late.
  19. I recognize that look — you're about to say something you'll regret.
  20. Most people don't recognize how much privilege they have.
  21. She wanted him to recognize her sacrifice, but he never did.
  22. You'll recognize the house by the blue door on the corner.
  23. I recognize the signs now — I've been here before.
  24. They refuse to recognize the reality of the situation.
  25. Can you recognize your own mistakes, or do you always blame others?
  26. He walked past me without seeming to recognize that I was there.
  27. I recognize the fear in your voice, even if you won't admit it.
  28. The award was meant to recognize excellence in the field.
  29. She could recognize desperation in people — it was her superpower.
  30. Do you recognize how much you've grown since last year?
  31. I didn't recognize the number when it called, so I didn't answer.
  32. They finally began to recognize the value of what she'd been saying all along.
  33. You need to recognize your own worth before anyone else will.
  34. I recognize that tone — you're about to ask me for money.
  35. The law doesn't recognize that kind of relationship in this state.
  36. She could recognize a lie from across the room.
  37. Do you recognize the weight of what you're asking me to do?
  38. I recognize the look of someone who hasn't slept in days.
  39. He wanted the world to recognize his genius, but nobody cared.
  40. Can you even recognize yourself in the mirror anymore?

Common Phrases

  1. recognize someone
  2. recognize the importance of
  3. recognize the need for
  4. recognize the value of
  5. recognize the danger
  6. recognize the difference
  7. recognize the problem
  8. recognize the pattern
  9. recognize the signs
  10. recognize the reality
  11. fail to recognize
  12. refuse to recognize
  13. hard to recognize
  14. easy to recognize
  15. come to recognize

Examples by Level

A1
  1. I recognize my friend in the photo.
  2. Do you recognize this song?
  3. She did not recognize the man at the door.
A2
  1. I didn't recognize him at first because he had cut his hair very short.
  2. When I walked into the old classroom, I could recognize the smell immediately.
  3. He was wearing a disguise, but I still managed to recognize his voice.
B1
  1. Looking back, I recognize now that I was being unfair to her the whole time.
  2. Most people recognize the danger of climate change, but few actually change their habits.
  3. The moment she walked in, I could recognize the exhaustion in her face — she hadn't slept.
B2
  1. It's strange how you can recognize someone's character flaws in others long before you see them in yourself.
  2. The company failed to recognize the shift in consumer behavior until it was far too late.
  3. She had learned to recognize the subtle difference between being busy and being productive, and it changed everything.
C1
  1. What we often fail to recognize is that comfort and growth are fundamentally incompatible.
  2. The artist's work invites us to recognize the extraordinary within the mundane — a gift, really.
  3. He had come to recognize that some forms of loyalty are indistinguishable from self-deception.
C2
  1. There's a particular clarity that comes with learning to recognize the difference between what you want to be true and what actually is.
  2. The tragedy of the situation lay not in what happened, but in our collective refusal to recognize the warning signs that had been there all along.
  3. She had spent years learning to recognize the precise moment when hope tips into delusion — a skill, she thought, that nobody should have to acquire.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. I walked past my old neighbor yesterday and didn't recognize her at all — she's dyed her hair completely blonde.
  2. My kid asked me to recognize a bird outside, and I had no idea what it was, so I just made something up.
  3. The park looks so different now that I barely recognize it — they've torn down half the trees.
💼 Workplace
  1. I didn't recognize the new guy in the meeting until someone introduced him as the VP from the other office.
  2. My manager pulled me aside to recognize my work on the project, which honestly made my whole week.
  3. The client called to recognize how much effort the team had put in, and it actually felt genuine.
📊 Business
  1. The brand's decision to recognize and address their supply chain issues actually boosted customer loyalty.
  2. We need to recognize the gap between what our competitors are doing and where we're falling behind.
  3. The report failed to recognize the emerging market segment that's now worth millions to our rivals.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. I went back to the store to return something, but I couldn't recognize which cashier had helped me before.
  2. The quality is so good that I can recognize this brand just by touching the fabric.
  3. I had to recognize that the cheaper option wasn't actually cheaper when you factor in how often you'd replace it.
✈️ Travel
  1. I landed in the city and couldn't recognize anything — the whole downtown had been rebuilt.
  2. The tour guide asked if we could recognize any landmarks, but honestly everything looked the same to me.
  3. Traveling with someone who can recognize local dialects makes the whole experience feel less lonely.
📚 Education
  1. The teacher asked us to recognize the author's bias in the text, which was harder than it sounded.
  2. My son came home proud because his teacher took time to recognize his improvement in math.
  3. The curriculum should recognize that students learn differently, but most schools still teach the same way to everyone.
❤️ Relationships
  1. I finally had to recognize that he wasn't going to change, and that was the moment I knew it was over.
  2. She was the first person to recognize something broken in me and not try to fix it — she just sat with me.
  3. We've been together long enough that I can recognize his mood just by the way he closes the door.
📰 News / Politics
  1. The government has been slow to recognize the housing crisis, even as homelessness continues to rise.
  2. Several countries have agreed to recognize the new administration, though some remain hesitant.
  3. The report failed to recognize the disproportionate impact on low-income communities, which critics say was a deliberate omission.
💻 Technology
  1. The facial recognition software couldn't recognize me because I was wearing sunglasses and a hat.
  2. The AI is trained to recognize patterns in data, but it sometimes misses the obvious human context.
  3. I set up the app to recognize my voice, but it keeps confusing me with my partner.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. The study was designed to recognize the correlation between sleep deprivation and cognitive decline in adolescents.
  2. It is important to recognize the limitations of this research, particularly regarding sample size and demographic representation.
  3. The legislation seeks to recognize and protect the rights of workers in the gig economy, a sector that has historically operated in a regulatory gray area.

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