reckon
verb (used with object)
to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
were 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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While Americans were reckoning with sky-high gas prices at the pump last year, the country's biggest oil giant was raking in more money than ever.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2023
It was the first weekend in over a year with almost no coronavirus restrictions, and D.C.’s businesses were reckoning with how to keep their employees and customers safe.
From Washington Post ● May 22, 2021
On nearby Crocker Street, John Gunn and Margaret Wiley were reckoning Wednesday with the wet mess in their side-by-side tents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2019
One factor, too, that he realized they were reckoning with, gave him no concern.
From Nan of Music Mountain by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)
But here we were reckoning without the inevitable busybody.
From The Lost Continent by Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright
