death angel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of death angel
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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Yes, Tilly, I believe you did cheat the death angel, and if anyone has a claim on me, you have.
From The Courier of the Ozarks by Dunn, Byron A. (Byron Archibald)
I could almost hear the shriek of the death angel passing over the scene.
From "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show by Watkins, Sam R.
The death angel is generally met with more calmness by the dying than by surviving friends.
From Life in the Clearings versus the Bush by Moodie, Susanna
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
That mysterious shadow thrown by the wings of the approaching death angel settled on his face.
From The Kentucky Ranger by Curnick, Edward T.
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