reeling

Example Sentences

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Some farmworker advocates said they were reeling from the news about Chavez, who became a defining figure in the movement for farmworker rights.

From Los Angeles Times

His death has not been confirmed by Iran, which is still reeling from the February 28 strike that killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

From Barron's

Once we were settled in seats and reeling toward downtown, she finally spoke.

From Literature

I asked slowly, still reeling from the breakneck pace of the telephone exchange and trying to wrap my head around what had happened.

From Literature

So who was going to step forward to aid a heavily favored team that was suddenly reeling, falling behind by nine points early in the second quarter?

From Los Angeles Times