- present participle of reckon.
reckoning
Example Sentences
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One of the peculiarities of the Marin cultural scene, at least in Perlis’ reckoning, is that it hardly seems like a scene at all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Her memoir may therefore be less a political reckoning than a defence of belonging - an attempt to explain what the Nehru-Gandhi inheritance has meant to her, and why she believes it still matters.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Data-center wars, workplace AI fatigue, legal reckoning for social media…oh, and Big Brother is watching you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
That reckoning, however, is about to come due.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
By his reckoning, the department would drop from first in the nation to twelfth.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing reckoning
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