Sentence examples for devastating realization from inspiring English sources

A devastating realization.

"For Americans, this is a devastating realization that the world is much smaller than we thought.

My first reaction was the devastating realization that I did not have five centavos to buy the paper.

Whether dealing with the cunning negotiation of Daddy's temper by slipping into a comic role, or with the devastating realization that he is "distinctly underwhelmed" by a publisher's acceptance of her first novel, she paints each scene in vivid colors.

"The Last Secret" appeals to the longing readers feel to inhabit, at least for a change, a zone free of such condescension — to be engaged by the lonely passion of Nora's husband and his lover, the cruel rejection that drives Nora to desperate acts of anger and revenge, the devastating realization that the children have guessed their parents' crimes of the heart.

But despite the devastating realization that Fabulis wasn't taking off, both founders never fought, or considered parting ways.

Corporate social responsibility from the sidelines is no longer enough, and the pressure comes from various directions: rising and untenable levels of inequality, increasing evidence that the effects of climate change will be devastating, investors' realization that short-term profitability and long-term sustainability are sometimes in conflict.

Some students measure their academic success based on college admissions, he said, which can lead to devastating moments of realization when rejection letters arrive in mailboxes.

Coming to this realization was devastating.

I did not expect that my friend, a biology major with medical school ambitions, would be so devastated by the realization that it would be very difficult for her to be able to vote in this election.

This realization may be devastating for gifted young autistic people at this stage, and has been a cause of depression in some and even of suicide on occasion.