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
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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.
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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
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
After Angelina’s literal implosion, a terrifying shadowy figure—a kind of grim reaper that bears resemblance to what happened with the Meth Heads—rises from the ashes, threatening all of the remaining passengers.
—Max Gao, ELLE, 5 June 2023
Mulligan stars as Cassie, a twentysomething former medical student who moonlights as the good guy grim reaper.
—Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2021
Willy Wonka, bats, the grim reaper, and David Bowie mingle on the walls.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 27 June 2023
The 29-year-old has become a cheerful grim reaper of financial fads, exposing swindlers for an audience now closing in on 3 million.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2023
Meet the traffic grim reaper.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
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
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
After Angelina’s literal implosion, a terrifying shadowy figure—a kind of grim reaper that bears resemblance to what happened with the Meth Heads—rises from the ashes, threatening all of the remaining passengers.
—Max Gao, ELLE, 5 June 2023
Mulligan stars as Cassie, a twentysomething former medical student who moonlights as the good guy grim reaper.
—Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2021
Willy Wonka, bats, the grim reaper, and David Bowie mingle on the walls.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 27 June 2023
The 29-year-old has become a cheerful grim reaper of financial fads, exposing swindlers for an audience now closing in on 3 million.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2023
Meet the traffic grim reaper.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above
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“Grim reaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grim%20reaper. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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