scythe

At the center of it all is Brent Charles’ sinewy Caius Martius Coriolanus, who runs through the play like a human scythe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

The Vatican foreign minister described the Pope's ability to scythe through difficult subjects with clarity, reminding officials, for example, to remember migrants as human beings and not just "numbers" in their discussions about them.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025

She quickly wields her talent for sizing up men like a scythe, cutting him off at the knees, or maybe a few inches higher, before he can further ruin her solace.

From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2023

Other business leaders have taken a scythe to their software sprawl.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022

Citra knew before she even saw him that it was a scythe.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Industries of textiles, or metalworkers making nails and scythes, were shaped like "factories without machines spread out over hundreds of households" according to Shaw-Taylor -- and increasingly produced goods for international markets.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2024

Using handmade scythes attached to the end of a long bamboo pole, they cut down the leaves at the top of the palms.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024

Thanksgiving holiday scythes volumes later but there was plenty to keep them busy while they did it.

From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2023

A few villagers described the then-prince inviting dozens of them to the guesthouse where he oversaw grass-cutting competitions, a centuries-old tradition in Transylvania involving scythes and a lot of frenetic arm sweeping.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2023

While the Thunderhead does not interfere with the Scythedom, it does suggest the number of scythes there should be in the world.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Girona ended the game with 10 men when Roca scythed down Yamal to cut short a desperate Barca attack deep in stoppage time.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

Nothing could have provided a more suitable host than an area of prairie where native grasses had been scythed away and the ground torn up by metal ploughshares and the hooves of a farmer’s horses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

Before the lawn mower was invented in 1830 to level off the surrounding field, gardens needed to stand head and shoulders above their scythed or grazed setting.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023

Sakala tried to escape Stewart on the left only to be scythed down by the defender.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2023

The long grass had to be scythed and hoed under.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park

An occasional scything wind flapped the flags flying at half-staff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025

Thanksgiving holiday scything volumes but there was plenty to keep them busy while they did it.

From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2023

Webb then produced a moment of brilliance with a scything break from a ruck before releasing Faletau for his score.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2023

Raphinha converted his own penalty to give Leeds an early lead, only to concede a spot kick at the other end when scything down Toni Rudiger.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2021

During those four weeks in Carthage, McCandless worked hard, doing dirty, tedious jobs that nobody else wanted to tackle: mucking out warehouses, exterminating vermin, painting, scything weeds.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer