Examples of “reap” in a Sentence

verb To cut and gather a crop, especially grain.

• Farmers reap the wheat in late summer.
• We watched the combine harvester reap the barley field before the rain arrived.
• In the old days, villagers would reap the corn by hand with sharp sickles.

verb To receive something, often as a consequence or reward, of earlier effort.

• She reaped the rewards of years of hard studying.
• Those who cut corners often reap the consequences later.
• After months of careful saving, they began to reap the benefits of their patience.