In that instant of time, he had his awful realization: Not convincing enough.

In those moments of awful realisation he had not heard the black Granada pull up behind him.

That was when the men had an awful realization: the hatch atop the sail did not quite open the full 90 degrees.

An awful realization rose like a snake in my mind: I could sell this book.

Then, as dawn approached, came the awful realization that some could not be saved.

Something stirred in the back of his mind, a memory, then an awful realization.

It is the feeling one gets after coming to an awful realization or experiencing a deeply unpleasant occurrence.

He'd undergone it himself back on Lalonde as the awful realization struck.

Frank had the sudden, awful realization that he wasn't alone inside the camper.

Confidence starting to drain with the awful realisation of what he had done.