reel

Example Sentences

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The Lakers scored 81 points in the first half, a season-high for points in a half, a half in which they opened a 23-point lead and had the Hawks reeling from the beginning.

From Los Angeles Times

Cuba, which is struggling through its worst economic crisis in decades, has reacted defiantly to the US threats even as it reels from the loss of a key source of economic support from Caracas.

From Barron's

A two-day defeat in Perth by eight wickets and another by the same margin at the pink-ball clash in Brisbane left them reeling and in the firing line at home.

From Barron's

Neven reels off the ways he believes this Willow quantum chip will be used "to help with many problems that humankind has now".

From BBC

Six people have died in weather-related accidents as the continent reels from the most bitter cold snap of the winter so far.

From Barron's