How to Use reaper in a Sentence

reaper

noun
  • Matt with his stick; the reaper with his scythe.
    — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In the right conditions, the sweaty reaper can come for all of us.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2017
  • The band appears to fear neither the reaper nor the passing of time.
    — Houston Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Those who try the reaper heat level must be 18 or older.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The ghost and reaper in the hottest options bring serious fire.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 26 June 2019
  • Farmers who had bought specialized beet reapers watched crops rot.
    — Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2018
  • The reaper is sure to be salivating and Taza is ripe for the picking.
    — Rosy Cordero, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Yet confronting even a sweet-talking reaper can foster a kind of self-mastery.
    — Ruth La Ferla, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2018
  • But the reaper kept knocking at Jamon’s door, and winking at his son.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 June 2026
  • At harvest, reapers took what was in the mix, both cultivated and wild.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Grim setting, no reaper By the end of summer, they will be gone and death row will no longer exist.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Though the reaper has yet to knock for Östlund’s heroes, his films serve an indictment for sins unatoned.
    — Andrew Marzoni, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Leal and Hochman first met after Leal staged a protest in Brownsville while wearing a grim-reaper costume.
    — Lauren Hilgers, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2020
  • On his way to a table with a plate of 50 reapers, Jack snapped on latex gloves like a doctor prepping for surgery.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
  • But in the last six months, the odds reset, like some grim-reaper-ish version of the New York Times needle.
    — Steven Levy, Wired, 21 Jan. 2021
  • This machine will be improved upon, so that in a short time our rice planters can harvest their crops on a bicycle reaper and binder, while taking their morning spin.
    — NOLA.com, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Some people picked up in season three that Isaac has the Sons of Anarchy tattoo, the reaper tattoo.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 June 2022
  • Check out more fan-favorites like a seven-foot-tall Frankenstein’s monster, a 10-foot reaper, and a giant spider.
    — Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Their award-winner Miss Reapper is made of honey, aged jalapeños and a touch of Carolina reaper and ghost peppers.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2022
  • Products can include reapers, tractors and other related equipment.
    — Valerie Sweeten, Houston Chronicle, 17 June 2018
  • After a period of what looked like unchecked expansion, with new late-night shows popping up like wildflowers (or sometimes weeds), the reaper seems to have arrived.
    — Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022
  • And right then Andrew had believed him, believed this towheaded reaper, who, being young and innocent, seemed more in tune with broader lethal currents.
    — David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017
  • The Carolina reaper pepper currently holds the Guinness World Record for the hottest chili pepper in the world.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Nov. 2020
  • These friends-to-enemies must navigate their complicated feelings for each other while solving the mystery of why reapers are turning part-human again.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Last night caught a few of rock’s remaining legends staring down their mortality, but Hollywood Vampires needn’t fear the reaper.
    — Victoria Wasylak, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • But when a patient recognizes him from his dangerous past, Brown has eight hours to elude the government, mob hitmen, quack surgeons, and a trail of dead gangers to beat the reaper somehow.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Scenes before and after Bill’s death personalize the reaper’s presence for several major characters.
    — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Preservationists usually don’t bat an eye when a gas station meets the grim reaper, since most are cheap and forgettable (and certainly don’t add to the pedestrian experience).
    — Neal Broverman, Los Angeles Magazine, 16 Aug. 2017
  • Its casualties include Todd Fisher, who has uniquely experienced its force as a merciless reaper.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The Petty shop, which began in a reaper shed built by his dad, now is headquarters for Petty’s Garage, a growing business that builds custom cars and restores classic car models.
    — Mike Hembree, USA TODAY, 29 June 2017

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