reckoned

Example Sentences

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To the outside world, it was to signal that Russia was no longer weak but a power to be reckoned with.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Moyers asked Brennan if he reckoned that the Framers intended to insulate justices “from the pressures of politics so that you could follow the light of reason?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Speaking to The Times about the tune, Diamond reckoned he “said more in less words than in any other song I’ve ever written.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The inspector-general’s office reckoned that thousands of widows and widowers may also have missed out on more than $100 million in benefits through claiming errors that they should have been advised against.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

“Still, I suppose serendipity is a force to be reckoned with,” Velma T. said with a sigh.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool