grim reaper

noun

often capitalized G&R

: death especially when personified as a man or skeleton with a scythe

Examples of grim reaper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Many were wearing old-school pressman’s hats made out of newspapers and custom T-shirts featuring the grim reaper marking the end of the printing plant itself. —

Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024 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 At the same time, the company became the entertainment industry’s grim reaper. —

Paolo Confino, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for grim reaper

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