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How to use the word REELING in a Sentence?

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Our planet is already reeling from severe climate impacts, from scorching heat waves and destructive storms to severe droughts and water shortages.

Ani Dasgupta

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We know that the Black community in Los Angeles is reeling and searching for answers. We know nothing can heal the trauma the community is experiencing right now.

Tiffiny Blacknell

Found on CNN
1 year ago

PEN America is reeling from shock and horror at the word of a brutal, premeditated attack on our former President and stalwart ally, Sir Salman Rushdie, who was reportedly stabbed multiple times while on stage speaking at the Chautauqua Institute in upstate New York, we can think of no comparable incident of a public attack on a literary writer on American soil.

Suzanne Nossel

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We are still reeling from other major events that are happening, and I'm going to say Jayland Walker name.

Akron Police

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It was about a 20-minute fight, reeling this thing up, then finally, I saw it, and I was like, ‘Wow, this is a smallmouth buffalo.’.

Cassady Douglas

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

For buyers still reeling from last year's overheated market and sky-high prices, fast-paced inflation is squeezing their budgets, and offsetting low mortgage rates.

George Ratiu

Found on CNN
2 years ago

While it's inevitable that Arctic rainfall will increase as the climate warms, rains are also likely to become more intense, it's a nasty one-two punch to an ecosystem already reeling in the face if rapid environmental change.

Mark Serreze

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Our Southern California communities are reeling from the impacts of backlogged ships at our LA and Long Beach ports, from supply chain shortages driving up inflation to the recent oil spill that may have been caused by a ship anchor.

Young Kim

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I was walking over towards the Jetty where my son and his cousins were exploring and I noticed a fishing line pulling from far out in the water, i then saw a man reeling in a large marine reel and another man running towards the water with a spear. After the man was fighting to reel in what we all thought was a sport fish, was told by the other man holding the spear that it was in fact a shark.

Kelly Bailey

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The nation is reeling with false hope of a return to normal in February since the vaccination starts then, but the eradication is impossible with so many locally transmitted cases.

Kim Woo-joo

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

We are reeling from the death of Officer Officer Liebengood, every Capitol Police Officer puts the security of others before their own safety and Officer Liebengood was an example of the selfless service that is the hallmark of the USCP. This is a tragic day.

Police Union

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We are still reeling from Hurricane Laura, much progress has been made since Hurricane Laura, but there are still many people going through pain and struggle.

Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It adds to the negative overall picture of the bank, which is reeling from scandals and now apparently wants to plunge into a bad merger.

Gerhard Schick

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Over the next few days my husband was primarily with Cade while my daughter and I stayed in for observations, we were still reeling from the shock and just trying to get our heads around it all. But primarily all we wanted was for them both to be strong and healthy.

Matt Ziesemer

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The weather is not good news for summer grain crops such as sorghum, many east coast farmers are still reeling from the winter wheat crops, which suffered from recent drought.

Phin Ziebell

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

What I suggested to the president here a while back was that since we have all these conflicting issues about Russia right now and we’re still reeling from the fact that they took Crimea, maybe this is an opportunity to reset the Russia relationship in a positive manner.

Francis Rooney

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

If convicted, he faces a minimum of 21 years in prison. Meanwhile, Cattaneo and his supporters are arguing that the chef acted in self-defense. A friend of Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s former prime minister, is even arranging to pay for Cattaneo’s legal bills. Another group, led by Italian politician Matteo Salvini, is calling for lawmakers to amend self-defense laws in response to the incident. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWS A dead man is never good news, but the Italian citizens stand by Mario Cattaneo, Salvini wrote in a tweet on Sunday. No judge can convict him. Cattaneo was reportedly re-opened on Sunday, but his son says the family is still reeling from the incident. We've re-opened, because one needs to start over, go forward, but our morale is very low.

Gianluca Cattaneo

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

With the energy sector reeling in Canada, with the overall Canadian economy struggling, it's my view ... that the very last thing we need right now is another new tax.

Brad Wall

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The Kalamazoo community is reeling from these senseless acts of violence that took so many innocent lives from us.

Jeffrey Getting

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The worst risk in the marketplace is effectively slowdown in the U.S. economy because of Fed tightening, the strong dollar and wider credit spreads, there are substantial parts of the U.S. economy that are reeling.

Krishna Memani

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We’re still reeling from the loss.

Liz Sullivan

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I don't want anyone else to experience that, no one, my heart feels heavy from that, I'm still reeling from the emotion of how my daughter was treated.

Donna Beegle

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The ISU community is reeling from the loss.

John Twork

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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