recognize the enormity

Frequency: 6.78.0 per million words

To acknowledge the great scale or seriousness of a situation.

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Examples (10)

  • The world leaders failed to recognize the enormity of the threat until it was too late.
  • It's only now, years later, that I can fully recognize the enormity of the decision I made.
  • We must recognize the enormity of the climate crisis before irreversible damage is done.
  • Scholars have begun to recognize the enormity of the cultural shift that occurred during that period.
  • Recognizing the enormity of the task ahead is the first step towards successful planning.
  • At first, the team did not recognize the enormity of the data breach.
  • If we recognize the enormity of the problem, we can start to find a solution.
  • It can be difficult for one person to recognize the enormity of a global pandemic.
  • The jury needed to recognize the enormity of the defendant's crime.
  • By the end of the century, future generations will recognize the enormity of the challenges we faced.