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
In Have a Nice Death, from France’s Magic Design Studios, you wield Death’s scythe as he hacks and slashes his way through the red tape.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2023
“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
He grabbed his scythe and cut the thing down, which is exactly what Buddy hoped he’d do.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
