scythe
Example Sentences
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It’s farmed using traditional methods — scythed by hand and visited each autumn by Shropshire sheep.
From New York Times
In Have a Nice Death, from France’s Magic Design Studios, you wield Death’s scythe as he hacks and slashes his way through the red tape.
From Seattle Times
Webb then produced a moment of brilliance with a scything break from a ruck before releasing Faletau for his score.
From BBC
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
Since taking over Twitter, Elon Musk has taken a scythe to the social network’s employee roll, in an increasingly severe campaign to slash costs.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
