reaper
Example Sentences
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One invented the mechanical reaper, another a machine for the mass production of horseshoes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
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
When internet trolls called Doja Cat a Satanist, she cut off her hair, doused herself in fake blood, filmed a video in which she danced with the grim reaper, and called herself a "demon lord".
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023
Ms. Council is making jam with pineapples or cantaloupe instead of peaches, and customers will have to wait until next year for her peach reaper sauce, made with Georgia peaches and Carolina reaper peppers.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023
And probably happier that I wasn’t the grim reaper.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
Vocabulary lists containing reaper
Human Geography - Middle School
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The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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Human Geography - High School
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