reckoner

Example Sentences

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“Santa Baby” is one of the classic holiday flirtations, and Summer Walker is one of contemporary R&B’s great emotional reckoners — an optimal match.

From New York Times

"It is a ready reckoner to understand where we stand and the impact of land degradation on agricultural productivity."

From Reuters

Whether racked up at the petrol pump or laid out in a bill on the doormat, they are perhaps the readiest reckoner Britons have for determining the rising cost of living.

From The Guardian

The philosophers, the reckoners—theirs to judge bad against good and find content that way.

From Project Gutenberg

“Just so, your honour; I see your honour is a ready reckoner.”

From Project Gutenberg