reckon
Example Sentences
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But films about this specific form of gun violence provide audiences who have otherwise had to bury their grief with the chance to reckon with the reality.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
“But I reckon I’ve been doing it most of my life.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
And the middle class is only now beginning to reckon with what that means.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Taking a narrower view, they reckon that Westpac is the best-placed lender in terms of near-term cost cuts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Things like “Hey, Will, how long you think they been sweet on one another?” and “You reckon Miss Love’s too old to have babies?”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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Vocabulary lists containing reckon
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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