Sentence examples for a stark realization from inspiring English sources

But after almost two years, they have come to a stark realization.

In the wake of that devastating blow, I had a stark realization that it was my responsibility to build my career.

While attending a terrific symposium recently on the retirement challenges women face, I came away with a stark realization: Washington has a bull's-eye on every American's 401(k).

In 2004 and 2005, Levie had interned in the film industry for Paramount and Miramax, when he had a stark realization.

I went from wallowing in an abyss of despair and self-pity to a stark realization that I needed to get to work.

Peter Gabriel had a stark realization before hitting the road with old pal Sting for their joint Rock Paper Scissors tour: He was going to have to stand next to the famously fit former Police-man.

The end will come not with a bang but with the stark realization that the desires that gave rise to this new class of right leaning politicians and allowed them to ride a wave of lower deficits, budget cuts and small government into cushy federal jobs, were not what the people really want after all.

This can become a big problem once your child is a teenager, as you face the stark realization that saving for college is nothing at all like saving for retirement.

Through the rest of the day, this stark realization serves as a motivator.

Maybe a tad stunned, possibly a little edgy, but mostly awash in the stark realization that even baseball's richest team is going to have to roll up its sleeves for every bit of nine innings.

It was a narrative adventure that began with the stark realization that my life and the lives of the people I know seemed curiously void of transcendental moments.