Grim Reaper

Example Sentences

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But two decades on, the grim reaper still walks the rows: 110 degrees, no tree, no tarp, a single water jug growing warm, its handle slick from dust and hands.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

As fans awaited a dramatic “Love is Blind” reunion special on Netflix, they were met with TV’s equivalent of the grim reaper: buffering.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

The Great War was raging, revolutionary fervor building, the grim reaper never busier.

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2022

Dan makes many references to the gruagach, a mythical figure who comes across as some blurry combination of grim reaper, devoted protector and mischievous devil on the shoulder:

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022

Obviously he could pull it off alone, but maybe he wanted to see Guitar warm and joking again, his face open and smiling instead of with that grim reaper look.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison