scythe
Example Sentences
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The Vatican foreign minister described the Pope's ability to scythe through difficult subjects with clarity, reminding officials, for example, to remember migrants as human beings and not just "numbers" in their discussions about them.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025
Alright, I’m paraphrasing, but it’s true: A deluge of new franchise installments hitting theaters every year is as sure of a bet as gambling that the grim reaper’s scythe will be razor-sharp.
From Salon • Jan. 3, 2025
He took up a scythe against the Confederate walking dead in “Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies,” also from 2012.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024
This year, the garden staff wielded a scythe, too.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023
“Tell him the rest, Rowan,” said the scythe patiently.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
