final reckoning
Example Sentences
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All that remained was to find out how close the U.S. had come in the final reckoning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025
In the final reckoning, however, Arsenal will take a point with satisfaction despite having been pegged back by Mohamed Salah's 29th-minute thunderbolt after defender Gabriel had headed Arsenal in front after only four minutes.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2023
The final reckoning with the maniac is so eye-poppingly directed, you’ll forgive the abrupt ending.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022
“I don’t know how to weigh the balance and come up with a final reckoning, but I know that this revenge is sour,” wrote George Packer in the Atlantic, analyzing the killing of Zawahiri.
From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2022
Now they were both prepared for a final reckoning: he with stern resolve stamped upon every feature; she with desperate defiance in look and manner.
From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lynch, Lawrence L.
