reap
verb (used with object)
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
has reaped
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present perfectof reap (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Hobbs has reaped the rewards of its place in the biggest oil-producing county in the country: As oil prices soar, restaurants and hotels fill up, construction booms and retail sales rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
Cindie Moulton has reaped the benefits of volunteering, saying the work has added meaning and purpose to her life, as well as offering a distraction from the world’s woes.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
But more than two years after Wendy’s went after America’s breakfast dollar, it has reaped the rewards.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2022
Emilie Choi, the chief operating officer, has reaped about $235 million, while Surojit Chatterjee, the chief product officer, has sold $110 million in shares.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
The author has reaped good royalties and the salesman has had no great draft made upon his stock of persuasive argument.
From The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing by Frederick H. Hitchcock
