reckon with
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 unlike against Spain at the 2002 World Cup and Slovakia in the Euro 2020 play-offs, they led this game 2-0 and now must reckon with how they lost control of their destiny.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
After experiencing “heavy personal news,” as you put it, one of the most painful realities to reckon with is that life does go on.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
And as the virus continues to circulate, more people are being forced to reckon with a life-altering yet often invisible disability whose relative newness offers few answers for the future and few avenues for support.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
From here on in, he thought, if anybody like Eusebio Lavadie or Zopi Devine tried to mess with Jose Mondragon’s beanfield, they would have to reckon with Amarante Cordova first.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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