angel of death

Example Sentences

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She is at once guardian angel and angel of death, watching over hallowed ground while carrying a tool of invasive modernity with her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Even their name - saja - translates to "angel of death", among other things.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

To save her twin brother, who has leprosy, 12-year-old Ziva runs away with him, with the angel of death in swift pursuit.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2022

So, as unbearable as the thought was, I made the decision in February that until the angel of death passed over, Sunday night poker would have to be put on hold.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2020

It was a face that she did not recognize, though she was certain that it must have been ha’malach ha’moves, the angel of death, who had come for her.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny