the Grim Reaper

noun

: death thought of as a man or skeleton holding a scythe and wearing a dark cloak with a hood

a visit from the Grim Reaper

Examples of the Grim Reaper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Scorpions, snakes and cockroaches were on the lounge chairs with the Grim Reaper serving a drink. — Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026

Among them are Neeson as a Great Gatsby-esque type who puts Declan in the hospital after a punch-up and Cleese as a priest who also doubles as the Grim Reaper. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 May 2026

Over the years, the Grim Reaper of Hollywood had already come for so many of my colleagues — forcing them to pull their kids from private school and move home. — Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026

Why are Padres players wearing brown shirts that depict the Grim Reaper clutching a baseball? — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the Grim Reaper

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• doorkeeper
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