scythe
Example Sentences
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He also cut the hay at the end of summer, initially trying with a scythe - Poldark-style - but ultimately finding a small tractor does the trick in a less backbreaking way.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
Now, no matter how fast we run, the grim reaper’s scythe is still inches from our heels.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2025
This year, the garden staff wielded a scythe, too.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023
Since taking over Twitter, Elon Musk has taken a scythe to the social network’s employee roll, in an increasingly severe campaign to slash costs.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023
I miss Miss Duncan and her make-your-arms-mush scythe drills.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
