How to Use reckon on in a Sentence

reckon on

verb
  • Richard Ahrens had not reckoned on Steven Pico.
    — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • The day of reckoning on America’s debt is coming.
    — David Bier, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Schools brought in counselors for the victims’ young classmates and community leaders called for a city-wide reckoning on stopping domestic violence.
    — Sophie Bates, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Schools brought in counselors for the victims’ young classmates and community leaders called for a citywide reckoning on stopping domestic violence.
    — Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Scott Rudin, who was the subject of allegations of bullying that provoked an industry reckoning on abusive workplace behavior in 2021, is a producer on the revival, which has become one of the unmissable events of the season.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota have led to a national reckoning on reforming ICE, which led to the nation’s longest partial government shutdown in history.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 18 May 2026
  • As president of the mayors' conference, Holt presides over a coalition of leaders representing hundreds of cities amid a nationwide reckoning on hot-button topics like immigration enforcement, housing affordability, gun violence and political extremism.
    — Maria Guinnip, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026
  • In 2020, the murder of George Floyd ignited a nationwide reckoning on race, which prompted communities and institutions across the nation, including California, to remove public monuments of former slaveholders or prominent Confederate figures.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026

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