reaped

Example Sentences

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Both companies have reaped windfalls from the rapid adoption of their diabetes and obesity treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

U.S. companies that long reaped rich rewards in China are now grappling with a sluggish economy there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said he would introduce legislation to ban the practice, citing a post on X alleging that six insiders may have reaped $1.2 million in profit from suspicious trades.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

One of the few pieces of information we have about them is that at a very solemn moment the worshipers were shown “an ear of corn which had been reaped in silence.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton