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
Now, no matter how fast we run, the grim reaper’s scythe is still inches from our heels.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2025
“We foreshadow what the Wolf will reveal he is later in the story by having his sickle, or scythe, having that same kind of framing.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2023
Other business leaders have taken a scythe to their software sprawl.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022
I’m dog-tired, and my body feels twice as heavy as we do our scythe work.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
