final reckoning

Example Sentences

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All that remained was to find out how close the U.S. had come in the final reckoning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025

The final reckoning with the maniac is so eye-poppingly directed, you’ll forgive the abrupt ending.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022

And yet, in the final reckoning and when that pain has subsided, England's point here is another valuable step on the road to Qatar.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2021

In the final reckoning, comparisons between last week’s demonstrations and the destruction seen in 1968 may not be apt, according to George Derek Musgrove, associate professor of history at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2020

But the final reckoning with France was yet to come.

From Bruges and West Flanders by Forestier, Amédée