How to Use reap in a Sentence

reap

verb
  • The workers were out reaping in the fields.
  • The workers were out reaping the crops.
  • She is now reaping the benefits of her hard work.
  • He reaped large profits from his investments.
  • When the stock market soars, the state reaps a hefty chunk.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
  • The city will reap 3% of sales for its coffers, Gibbs said.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2022
  • The mower does the work, and your lawn reaps the benefits.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2024
  • There's strength in numbers and the Valkyries are primed to reap the benefits.
    J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 1 Dec. 2021
  • The men never sold their stake to reap the cash reward.
    Paul Glader, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Your lower chest and obliques will reap the rewards of your work, too.
    Mitch Calvert, Men's Health, 28 Nov. 2022
  • In the meantime, new users can sign up early and reap the rewards.
    cleveland, 12 Nov. 2022
  • The town began to tow huge numbers of cars, and reap huge rewards.
    John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Locals are sure to reap some of the benefits from TWG 2022.
    al, 6 Jan. 2022
  • In the process, the rest of us might also reap some of these qualities for ourselves.
    Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2022
  • To reap maximum savings, be sure to add the $40-off coupon on the product page.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2022
  • According to the study, folks don’t need to get high to reap the benefits of cannabis in this way.
    Christine Ricciardi, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Still, Trump hasn't seemed to reap many benefits from the drop in Biden's support.
    Bytal Axelrod, ABC News, 27 July 2022
  • Whether the Lakers reap that turnaround remains to be seen.
    Bruce Haring, Deadline, 14 June 2024
  • The nearby city of Coolidge, which stands to reap millions in tax revenue, has endorsed the project.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Why not fess up, take the witness stand, hire Pauline to defend her, and reap the fame that ensues?
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Your skin can reap the most benefits from using a face scrub in the morning.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Trump is a man who has reaped all the country’s benefits yet wants to tear the nation apart.
    Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
  • That money makes its way into the salary cap and the players reap the benefits.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Bless him with this cooking hack and reap the benefits of tasty steaks, chicken, and more.
    John Thompson, Men's Health, 13 Dec. 2022
  • From there, the Panthers can reap — pun intended — the rewards in 2025.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The idea behind the patent protection is to give the drug’s creator time to reap a profit from the drug’s creation.
    Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 29 Dec. 2022
  • After apartment rents shot through the roof this year, landlords look poised to reap record profits in the next.
    Will Parker, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Your feline friend can reap the benefits of CBD in a tasteful way.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2022
  • The results found that more children were willing to wait longer (the more difficult option) in order to reap the higher reward.
    Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Their products, which can reap millions for them, include holograms, bar codes and laser engraving that can fool the electronic scanners bar owners now deploy.
    Kaja Andric, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025

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