reckon
verb (used with object)
to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
was reckoning
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past progressiveof reckon.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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And like much of North Africa, before the earthquake Al Haouz was reckoning with record drought that dried rivers and lakes, imperiling the largely agricultural economy and way of life.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
Drew Magary wrote a piece that was reckoning with some of the stuff that he had written.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2019
Ireland was reckoning with its history when it voted on Saturday, and it has decided that it wants a different relationship with one of its most important historical institutions, the Catholic Church.
From Washington Post ● May 29, 2018
I was reckoning without the charisma that comes from being worshipped for generations.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 3, 2010
The government, in its slow and tentative way, was reckoning that they had to come to some accommodation with the ANC.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
