death angel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of death angel
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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Then, in the presence of the death angel, Jean sang for the girl's long sleeping.
From The Daughter of a Republican by Babcock, Bernie
The death angel was but God's messenger, and her father could never, never be beyond the care of One who loved him infinitely eternally.
From We Two, a novel by Lyall, Edna
That mysterious shadow thrown by the wings of the approaching death angel settled on his face.
From The Kentucky Ranger by Curnick, Edward T.
Cherry's little bedroom under the roof was bright with the confusion of cheap finery scattered everywhere and swept aside at the sudden entrance of the death angel.
From The City of Fire by Hill, Grace Livingston
And she said the same of you when, as I would swear, you were in the fell clutches of the death angel himself.”
From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis
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