Grim Reaper

NOUN

death

Synonyms

WEAK

Pale Death Reaper angel of death

Example Sentences

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One thing to be said in favor of the Grim Reaper: His taste in literature is pretty sound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

But Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate testimony on Thursday let everyone know that Santa isn’t coming — it’s the Grim Reaper, urging us to bring out the dead.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025

Cartoonists often depicted the Grim Reaper seated behind the wheel.

From Slate • May 25, 2024

During renovation work in 2014, the image of the Grim Reaper in a boat was removed to preserve it in the M-Shed museum.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2024

I jammed the flashlight into my back pocket and walked quietly behind the garage, where I had a bag with my Grim Reaper costume.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos