reaped

Example Sentences

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The top executives at GM and Ford in 2025 reaped the highest compensation ever during their tenures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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

The U.S. was the WTO’s chief architect and reaped significant economic and geopolitical value from the system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The great Muhammad Ali reaped the benefit of this custom, fighting Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki in 1976 in front of 14,00 in Tokyo.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 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