person to be reckoned with
Example Sentences
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A 21-year-old girl named Valerie Lauder is a person to be reckoned with in Chicago journalism.
From Time Magazine Archive
Our hero, who was warmly thanked by the Duke for his zeal, was now regarded as a person to be reckoned with.
From The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 by Nursey, Walter R.
He had recognised her without her appearing to see him, and even with half an eye, as they said, had taken in that she was now a person to be reckoned with.
From Pandora by James, Henry
It seemed to her that he was at least a person to be reckoned with, either in friendship or enmity.
From The Pawns Count by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
He was well dressed in a rough way, evidently a superior sort of farmer, and physically a person to be reckoned with.
From The Man Who Lost Himself by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)
