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Example sentences for "reckon"

Lexicographically close words:
recklect; reckless; recklessly; recklessness; reckly; reckoned; reckoner; reckoneth; reckoning; reckonings
  1. Religion and political constitutions, which seemed destined soon to disappear, could reckon on no other support than the prejudices or the interests of governments.

  2. Before Leibnitz, Germany could scarcely reckon a single philosopher of any note; and the English schools that attained to any thing like celebrity arose after Descartes' time.

  3. Who can reckon the number of applications made of the word liberty?

  4. If the Catholic Church, amid these great perturbations, could reckon on a powerful protection from the princes of the earth, it was in great measure owing to Philip II.

  5. But I am delighted to see you, and so is Emily, though I fear we must not reckon upon your staying long.

  6. And if then we reckon how many minutes it takes to accumulate a cubic centimetre of helium we can easily reckon how many atoms go to the cubic centimetre.

  7. And from the size and position of the tube it was possible to reckon what proportion of the whole number shot off would pass that way.

  8. It may be over when you will: so I reckon nothing upon that.

  9. For words are wise men’s counters, they do but reckon by them; but they are the money of fools.

  10. The reader will be pleased to think that I do not reckon into the works of Shakespeare certain absurd productions which his editors have been so good as to compliment him with.

  11. But Aloïse did not reckon in this manner.

  12. Aloïse recommenced writing, but lost her paper; she then tried to reckon mentally, but got confused in her calculations.

  13. I reckon I can throw some light on that, anyway!

  14. Then I reckon you and your cousin'll be making a match of it--keeping the money in the family, what?

  15. Why, certainly--I reckon that is the man," remarked Guyler.

  16. Next Friday, then--and you can reckon on cash down for this job.

  17. At the second step I changed my mind--there was that deceptive mud to reckon with.

  18. There's a lot uh fixing to be done on that gate--and I don't reckon I ever will find the padlock again.

  19. The train was late, so I reckon we better stop over till morning.

  20. Not much, I reckon we can stand it without smashing the camp.

  21. I reckon that speech of the Colonel's did the bizness.

  22. Reckon up the number of predestined ones who may be found among the total number of married people, weigh them, and you will then know where the evil is seated.

  23. At what number shall we reckon those of the governmental leeches, who are merely quill-drivers with a salary of six hundred francs a year?

  24. Before arming our imaginary champion let us reckon up the number of his enemies.

  25. I will therefore call this the principle of Autonomy of the will, in contrast with every other which I accordingly reckon as Heteronomy?

  26. I'se 'bliged ter you, sar; but I reckon I doan't.

  27. I reckon not, old fellow; but I ought to know you.

  28. Wall, I reckon ye'll hev ter git over it.

  29. I reckon there's a half shelf full more than we had left last year.

  30. Reckon the lawyers will shave everything in sight when it comes to their bills, but I want to be as slick as them.

  31. I reckon a man who's worked the way Mr. Maxwell has, gets such a big momentum on to himself that he can't stop, no matter how bad he wants a vacation.

  32. Marse Nat, you reckon I ain' got no better manners 'n to teck you bes' coat and weskit!

  33. Well, I reckon I might as well let 'er down.

  34. I reckon maybe it explains what became of the young feller.

  35. I reckon you're a city chap, and city people, as a rule, don't often see the sun rise.

  36. The old man managed to avoid telling exactly what old Jake's troubles really were until Jack said: "I reckon I know now what you mean.

  37. Oh, yes, I reckon all the fishermen got in all right.

  38. Then I reckon I've made a mistake; I've been told you are making inquiries about a girl named Canfield or Stevens, or some such name.

  39. Tom run at him as soon as he could rise, caught his hands in his own two, and rubbed them this way and that, and the burning pain left them before you could reckon one.

  40. I reckon he makes human nature ashamed of itself, and folks want to get him out of sight.

  41. I reckon he's going to play a safe game after this.

  42. I reckon you'd better explain that, son," said the Duke, stiffly.

  43. I reckon you think you've solved the liquor question in this prohibition State at that hotel bar of yours, Luke.

  44. And then he spoke up cheerful: 'Well, Squire, I reckon there's that much difference between the two women.

  45. I reckon I haven't got you out of those woods any too quick.

  46. There's men out there I thought I could reckon on like I'd tie to my own grandson, and they're standing with their mouths open, whooping on that old blatherskite.

  47. I reckon you know how to play the game, Vard," he said.

  48. When the bills get in for what has happened to-day I reckon I'll find the job was worth the price.

  49. Sick it is, but I reckon here's the doctor," muttered the old man, hurrying toward the top of the stairs.

  50. Vard," he said, "I reckon I haven't been keeping my political charts up to date.

  51. This point once established, they might reckon Barrère and his party as faithful adherents.

  52. Reckon I will," said Captain Sam, smiling.

  53. Reckon you've thanked these young chaps, good and hearty, for saving young Harry, eh?

  54. But if they should deny knowing anything about it, why, I reckon it would belong to you, as you found it aboard your own boat.

  55. I reckon I haven't cut my eye-teeth for nothing.

  56. Of course a mere nominal fine of fifty dollars wouldn't be anything to me; but I reckon twenty dollars would be kind of a pinch for you boys, and you have been working pretty industriously.

  57. Of course the boat was taken over by the sheriff and sold, according to law; and if the owner claimed the boat I reckon he'd have to pay Mrs. Newcome what it cost her.

  58. Reckon you know how to handle a boat pretty well yourself.

  59. An hour and a half later, the boys in both boats stopped fishing, to reckon up their catch.

  60. Reckon the youngsters would have liked to see you over to their shore supper.

  61. Keep that score in mind, George, when we come to reckon up.

  62. Giles, he swore out the warrant and got on a train at once, and I reckon his wife will run his paper.

  63. Now what do you reckon that fool fellow wanted?

  64. Don't reckon your friend was ever hugged by a bear," he went on, speaking of me as if I were not there.

  65. It's almost a farm, and I reckon he's got the finest magnolia garden in this whole section.

  66. Belford, I reckon you'll have to defend yourself.

  67. And I reckon you're going to give us a first-rate line of shows.

  68. Don't see how you can give much of a show unless you've got room to gallop around in, but I reckon you'll do the best you can.

  69. Yes, sir," he added, "I reckon that in one way and another Lige Patton developed more men than anybody that ever struck this country.

  70. I reckon I'm as peaceable a man as you ever seen till I get too badly stirred, and then I can't compare myself to nothin' but a regular mowin' machine.

  71. Do you reckon you've got sense enough to drive a cab?

  72. I never come down here that everybody ain't up to tricks or running for office, but I do reckon they are one and the same thing.

  73. She always was a peculiar child; and I reckon after all she made up her mind that she might as well marry one man as another, so far as love was concerned.

  74. I reckon it's so, and it won't take you long to believe it.

  75. I reckon they are right in saying that this place has about the worst climate in the world.

  76. Well, I don't reckon you are able to do much knockin' about yet.

  77. A wire from Bucks brought Hailey out of the west and into the east; and brought him to reckon for the last time with his ancient enemy.

  78. I reckon the safest thing to do is to get orders.

  79. I reckon they're lying," said Bucks, listening.

  80. One doesn't reckon lives with so much at stake.

  81. The statesman may not reckon for his own brief span; he has to look ahead.

  82. But fears of his old enemy Louis of Orleans before long roused him from the apathy and despair, and showed his foes that they had still to reckon with him.


  83. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "reckon" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    add; appraise; appreciate; approximate; assess; assume; believe; calculate; call; cast; cipher; class; compute; conceit; conceive; conclude; consider; count; daresay; deduce; deem; divide; divine; dope; dream; esteem; estimate; evaluate; expect; fancy; feel; figure; gather; gauge; grant; guess; hold; imagine; infer; judge; let; maintain; make; mark; measure; multiply; number; opine; pace; place; prefigure; presume; presuppose; prize; project; put; rank; rate; reason; reckon; regard; repute; say; score; subtract; suppose; surmise; suspect; take; tally; think; total; understand; value; view; wit


    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    reckon maybe; reckon thar; reckon thet; reckon they; reckon you; reckoned upon