reaping

Example Sentences

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This cost has been deemed worth the value of regrowing the state’s wolf population and reaping the ecosystem benefits after they were wiped out by hunters and trappers about a century ago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

For now, the companies are reaping the benefits of higher oil prices, which have surged nearly 80% since the start of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

This will reduce pressure on free cash flow while at the same time reaping the benefits of the more efficient new production lines.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Brazil followed Florida’s lead in what researchers now call “excessive glyphosate usage,” and has been, suddenly, reaping similar outcomes.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

So now, at the age of sixteen, my name will be in the reaping twenty times.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins