self-reckoning
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a word derived from
reckoning.
reckoningnouncount; computation; calculation.
Example Sentences
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A press release said the album would see Simon revisiting familiar themes such as "love, memory, family, self-reckoning, and forgiveness, while allowing space for contradiction, ambiguity, and emotional evolution."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Words are lost and meaning drifts, but the sense of emotional urgency, of a delayed yet inevitable self-reckoning, comes through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
As yet, however, no dates have been scheduled in Canada , where both Beagan and Blood feel a serious self-reckoning needs to take place.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2019
“Ball Four” becomes, in these moments, a book of poignant self-reckoning and a love story about baseball itself.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2019
Ball Four” becomes, in these moments, a book of poignant self-reckoning and a love story about baseball itself.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2019