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
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
But some fear SpaceX, too, could face a reckoning, with the upside for Starlink not as high as investors seem to be betting.
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Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
His controlling, and sometimes undermining, efforts have already caused trouble, and a long-overdue reckoning between them is overdue.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Joe’s reckoning with himself is the show’s dramatic center, but no character, however minor, is immune from self-reflection, whether it’s forced or spontaneous.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Some Black businesses in L.A. that benefited from a wave of racial reckoning in 2020 are struggling today.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
His controlling, and sometimes undermining, efforts have already caused trouble, and a long-overdue reckoning between them is overdue.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Joe’s reckoning with himself is the show’s dramatic center, but no character, however minor, is immune from self-reflection, whether it’s forced or spontaneous.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Some Black businesses in L.A. that benefited from a wave of racial reckoning in 2020 are struggling today.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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 18 Apr. 2025.
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