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
But that was reckoning without Kear's motivational abilities, which galvanised a team of rookies so effectively that they secured a famous 38-14 win.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 21, 2011
As her child life specialist Emily Winter-Cronan watched, she realized My’onna was reckoning with what the injury had stripped from her.
From Washington Post
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
