reckoning
noun
reck·on·ing
ˈre-kə-niŋ 
ˈrek-niŋ
1
: the act or an instance of reckoning: such as
b
c
: calculation of a ship's position
2
: a settling of accounts
day of reckoning
3
: a summing up
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Examples of reckoning in a Sentence
I was more than $10 off in my reckoning.
When the day of reckoning comes, we will have to face some unpleasant truths.
Our football team hardly comes into the reckoning.
Because of his injury, he is out of the reckoning.
The team is still in the reckoning.
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Two days after the Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad fled his palace, Moises Saman and I arrived in Damascus to witness the beginning of a profound reckoning.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
The industry is facing a technological reckoning, as AI models grow more sophisticated and political landscapes shift in ways that could either protect creators or dismantle their livelihoods further.
—Virginie Berger, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
It is supposed to be an apocalyptic-type reckoning when the evil forces are finally punished.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Accounts from Smith and his mother place the family in the midst of a regional religious reckoning.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
The industry is facing a technological reckoning, as AI models grow more sophisticated and political landscapes shift in ways that could either protect creators or dismantle their livelihoods further.
—Virginie Berger, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
It is supposed to be an apocalyptic-type reckoning when the evil forces are finally punished.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Accounts from Smith and his mother place the family in the midst of a regional religious reckoning.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for reckoning
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“Reckoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reckoning. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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