Grim Reaper

Example Sentences

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He wasn’t a man to sit idly in death’s anteroom, awaiting the grim reaper.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

As fans awaited a dramatic “Love is Blind” reunion special on Netflix, they were met with TV’s equivalent of the grim reaper: buffering.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

But after finishing his project, the 28-year-old design manager at a California fintech company found himself caught in the crossfire of an escalating public debate: Are artificial intelligence tools a grim reaper for the arts?

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023

CinemaCon comes amid signs that investors are starting to sour a bit on the streaming business, which has been positioned as both the grim reaper and the savior of movies, depending on who’s talking.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2022

He stood in the doorway, filling up the space like a broken-down grim reaper.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds