Example Sentences

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Pakistan has been reckoning with the devastation of this year's monsoon season since June.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

The NHL has been reckoning with matters of race in recent years and it has become increasingly clear how much people of color shaped the history of hockey.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022

The world’s most popular sport has been reckoning with the consequences of that decision ever since.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2022

This year the whole country has been reckoning with the legacy of racism.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2020

From Mrs. Markham, who met him in the door, he learned how much better she was; also how "she has been reckoning on this visit, making herself all a-sweat about it."

From Aikenside by Holmes, Mary Jane