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Example sentences for "reckons"

Lexicographically close words:
reckoned; reckoner; reckoneth; reckoning; reckonings; recks; reclaim; reclaimable; reclaimed; reclaiming
  1. And he reckons he’s real prime, six–shooting, hot stuff in this gaw–damn land of weasels and crows.

  2. But St. Jerome reckons Five Books of Moses, Eight of Prophets, and Nine of other Holy writ, which he calls of Hagiographa.

  3. The Psalmist reckons it an effect of God's anger, when "He selleth His people for nought, and taketh no money for them.

  4. Nor do I know whether he reckons the dross exclusive or inclusive with his three hundred and sixty ton of copper; which however will make a considerable difference in the account.

  5. I reckons we better bury them reptiles, too,' says Doc Peets, as we gets Crawfish stretched out all comfortable in the bottom.

  6. I reckons it's a good hedge, an' a little prayin' mebby does me good.

  7. I reckons I'm entitled to a look at your hand for my money.

  8. I reckons I ropes at her more'n fifty times, but I never could fasten.

  9. So I reckons it's goin' to be a crafty play not to tell her.

  10. As fast as we-alls peels a buffalo, we rolls his carcass down hill into Salt Lake, an' what do you-alls reckons takes place?

  11. I reckons now he has a plumb dozen mowed away in his raiment.

  12. I reckons eight people he has interested shoots all at once, an' Crawfish Jim quits this earthly deal unanimous.

  13. The Spades is when you have the majority of that suit, and reckons for one point.

  14. The Aces: each of which reckons for one point.

  15. The Cards is when you have a greater share than your adversary, and reckons for three points.

  16. Little Cassino, the two of spades, which reckons for one point.

  17. Every fifteen reckons for two points, whether in hand or play.

  18. Great Cassino, the ten of diamonds, which reckons for two points.

  19. The knave of the suit turned up reckons for one point; if a knave be turned up, the dealer marks two.

  20. I reckons some of them white foreigners standing there gaping at us can't understand why it is that Mr. Dallas, and him a Southern-born white gentleman, should throw his arm around my shoulder at the farewell moment and pat me on the back.

  21. He says he reckons there's so few of them there that the man which wrote the book didn't figure it was worth while putting them in.

  22. The Curia reckons that the minority will not now dare to show itself, and thus the unanimity will not be disturbed: and its consequent resolve might decide the whole course and upshot of the Council.

  23. Other Prelates, whom the Curia reckons among the Di minores gentium, have no indulgence shown them.

  24. Bougainville reckons three leagues from this river to the entrance of St Jerome's channel, or the False Strait as others have called it, and the bearing is N.

  25. Bougainville reckons the length of the strait at about one-hundred and fourteen leagues, viz.

  26. Plato here reckons the different numerical divisions adopted in different cities as being all both natural and consecrated, but he considers his own as the most fortunate and right.

  27. Against this last defect Plato reckons upon guarding his citizens by other precautions, while he encourages in them the learning of arithmetic (Legg.

  28. He that reckons without his host must reckon again.

  29. The mother reckons well, but the child reckons better.

  30. Who reckons without his host must reckon again.

  31. Hermstaedt, who has made exact experiments upon the subject, reckons a quart (Prussian or British) spirits, containing 30 per cent.

  32. The manufacturer generally reckons on obtaining from one ton of rock-salt, employed as above, a ton and a half of good bleaching-powder.

  33. The iron founder reckons in general upon a linear shrinkage of a ninety-sixth part; that is one-eighth of an inch per foot.

  34. He then removes the first two qualities, with a sheet-iron scraper called a limp, and he finds beneath them, a certain portion of ore which he reckons to be pure.

  35. He reckons the Arti at twenty-four, whereas they numbered twenty-one.

  36. Thus in a multitude of circumstances the physicist is in the same position as the gambler who reckons up his chances.

  37. The savage reckons on his fingers or by heaping pebbles.

  38. Footnote 73: The Julian Calendar, which reckons the days and hours from midnight, was used at Constantinople.

  39. Love reckons not by time--its moments of despair Are years that march like prisoners, who drag the chains they wear.

  40. A SONG OF LOVE Love reckons not by time--its May days of delight Are swifter than the falling stars that pass beyond our sight.

  41. I reckons you thinks yerself some slick, kid!

  42. I reckons I have done my part o' the job, for I shot you dead a while ago.

  43. I reckons I can certain stop their growlin' in a hurry.

  44. I sw'ar, partner, I sure reckons we'd make a hot pair.

  45. Under them circumstances, I reckons we kin give this yere minin' trust a run fer its money.

  46. Now, I wants ye ter know that I kin be of great service to ye, so I reckons it was well enough to tell ye what has been done.

  47. An' now I reckons you'll excuse us a while.

  48. The New Palace was not finished till 1770;--in which year, also, Friedrich reckons that the general Problem of Repairing Prussia was victoriously over.

  49. Seth, in a disappointed tone; "but then, I reckons as haow she ain't hed time yet to float this far.

  50. If we could only make the old lime kiln I reckons as how the lot of us'd be able to find some sorter shelter thar.

  51. It is a small point of view which reckons gold as the only means of exchange.

  52. I don't suppose that I am even wealthy, as the world reckons wealth.

  53. Doctor Cudworth, in his Intellectual System, reckons four species of atheists among the ancients.

  54. In 1749 the Moravians published a declaration that 'whosoever reckons that those persons in England who are usually called Moravians, and those who are called Methodists, are the same, he is mistaken.


  55. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "reckons" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.