reaped

Example Sentences

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Despite U.S. efforts to suffocate the smuggling, Tehran reaped around $31 billion in oil revenue from China last year, according to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a Congressional group.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

As foreign customers flocked to strike deals with these factories, the country reaped more than income.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

American oil producers on the Gulf Coast have reaped a bonanza from the choking off of energy supplies moving through the key Strait of Hormuz near Iran.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Hobbs has reaped the rewards of its place in the biggest oil-producing county in the country: As oil prices soar, restaurants and hotels fill up, construction booms and retail sales rise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

This was the only reward the freshman team reaped because most of them were too young or too small to play varsity.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier