angel of death
Example Sentences
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She is at once guardian angel and angel of death, watching over hallowed ground while carrying a tool of invasive modernity with her.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
"They had returned from school a day before they died. I'm at a loss for words. It seems the angel of death called them out," Ms Deerow told the BBC.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023
To save her twin brother, who has leprosy, 12-year-old Ziva runs away with him, with the angel of death in swift pursuit.
From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2022
After a day’s hassles and ongoing catastrophes, I like to settle into my couch and watch a seemingly invincible quicksilver angel of death hold the fate of humanity in the balance.
From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2020
With its great black wings of spray, arcing above the rigging, it rose before them like an angel of death.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
