How to Use grim reaper in a Sentence

grim reaper

noun
  • And those distortions don’t end when the grim reaper comes calling.
    — Brian Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Still, for some, the adrenaline fix is worth staring the grim reaper in the face.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 9 May 2021
  • This one resonates for founders in startups, facing the grim reaper.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
  • Hirschhorn said as someone dressed like the grim reaper appeared to collect the puppies.
    — Matthew Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2019
  • That date has sat on our calendar like a grim reaper lurking outside the window.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Willy Wonka, bats, the grim reaper, and David Bowie mingle on the walls.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 27 June 2023
  • Some experts think at least a few of us—the super-agers—will continue to stave off the grim reaper for longer and longer.
    — Amanda Onion, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Simpson’s chest ink featured a skull and crossbones line, with the grim reaper scythe’s underneath.
    — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 2 Nov. 2019
  • This 16-inch grim reaper and tombstone is the perfect addition.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Gaiman's grim reaper eschewed a cloak and scythe for a black tank top and a spunky attitude — inspiring many young goths in the process.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2022
  • On this song, Saja Boys transform from sweet boys-next-door to ruthless soul-jacking grim reapers.
    — Todd Inoue, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Soon after, the survivors of the freak accident realize the grim reaper is coming for them in this horror film.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Folks can come face-to-face with the grim reaper (whose side gig, spookily, involves a ride-share hearse) and an upright white gator wearing a top hat.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Wayne Cassell dressed in a hooded black cloak, covered his face with black cloth and carried a scythe to complete a grim reaper costume.
    — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • XXXTentacion is now face-to-face with Gekyume, who looks more like the grim reaper now, in a dark room with his head bowed.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 June 2018
  • Many hit men and teens worship La Santa Muerte, the cult of death represented by a grim reaper.
    — David Luhnow, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2018
  • In it, a dark copper statue sits—its face obscured by the hood of an ankle-length cloak, like a grim reaper in repose—amid barren branches in the snow.
    — Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
  • That hooded figure lingers like the grim reaper around crime scenes, eerily aware not only of what’s befallen the characters but what’s about to.
    — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Later, the look became incorporated in folktales as the attire of grim reapers.
    — Claire Wang, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The television grim reaper has already come for a number of Netflix shows in 2026.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 31 May 2026
  • At the same time, the company became the entertainment industry’s grim reaper.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • From its perch, Spirit’s mascot — a grim reaper, fittingly enough — grins down upon Portage Park.
    — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2021
  • The series starred Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers in Seattle and ran for two seasons.
    — Leia Mendoza, Variety, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Now and then, a devil-red mascot named Whammy silently materializes in a corner, like a grim reaper in wait.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Without warning, the most promising artistic voices were being tapped on the shoulder, seemingly at random, by a grim reaper.
    — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • With fierce dragons, grim reapers, and characters like the Minions and Snoopy, there's an option for every vibe from scary to silly.
    — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 7 Aug. 2018
  • Mulligan stars as Cassie, a twentysomething former medical student who moonlights as the good guy grim reaper.
    — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Mulligan stars as Cassie, a twentysomething former medical student who moonlights as the good guy grim reaper.
    — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 18 Jan. 2021
  • Driscoll himself is sometimes hired to entertain at birthday parties dressed as the grim reaper, toting a puppet decked out in similar attire.
    — Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Before the reception, guests opting to have tattoos were asked to sign waivers giving their permission to be inked by a local artist with designs including a grim reaper.
    — Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023

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