reel
Example Sentences
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A two-day defeat in Perth by eight wickets and another by the same margin at the pink-ball clash in Brisbane left them reeling and in the firing line at home.
From Barron's
Neven reels off the ways he believes this Willow quantum chip will be used "to help with many problems that humankind has now".
From BBC
Six people have died in weather-related accidents as the continent reels from the most bitter cold snap of the winter so far.
From Barron's
It was devastatingly effective; the so-called resistance was left reeling.
From Salon
AT&T is planning to relocate its global headquarters from downtown Dallas to the nearby suburb of Plano, a move that would deal another powerful blow to the city’s reeling central business district.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.