reaped

Example Sentences

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As foreign customers flocked to strike deals with these factories, the country reaped more than income.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

American oil producers on the Gulf Coast have reaped a bonanza from the choking off of energy supplies moving through the key Strait of Hormuz near Iran.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

He reaped big profits in the 1960s after diversifying into property, and extended his businesses into many sectors in the following decades.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

“This storm is not a Uri,” said Kimberly Allen Dang, chief executive of the pipeline operator Kinder Morgan, which reaped a windfall profit of more than $1 billion shuttling around gas during the 2021 storm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

They appreciated the extra money in their pockets, but they could not let go of the anger they harbored toward those men who reaped the same benefits but refused to join the union.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield