reeling

Example Sentences

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“Our entire family is reeling from this profound and sudden loss, and we are struggling to come to terms with a future without his bright spirit among us,” Torres wrote on the fundraiser.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Consumer inflation hit 7.3 percent in March, according to official data, but Pakistanis have been reeling from years of double-digit pandemic-era price increases, which hit a peak of 38 percent in May 2023.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The Detroit company and other carmakers are reeling after a domestic supplier went offline, but the administration hasn’t budged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Three major airlines have hiked their checked-bag fees this month, in another blow for travelers still reeling from long TSA lines and increased airfare.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Today, nearly 40 years after those early dates for pottery in Japan were measured, archaeologists are still reeling from the carbon 14 shock, as it is termed.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond