Sentences with raise
raise
R r - He raised his hand to wave. [VERB noun]
- They had raised the white flag in surrender. [VERB noun]
- In BRIT, use rise
- He raised himself into a sitting position. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
- The Republic of Ireland is expected to raise interest rates. [VERB noun]
- ...a new drive to raise standards of literacy in Britain's schools. [VERB noun]
- Don't you raise your voice to me, Henry Rollins! [VERB noun]
- Within two months Kelly got a raise.
- ...events held to raise money for Help the Aged. [VERB noun + for]
- They raised the money to buy the house and two hundred acres of grounds. [VERB noun]
- The agreement has raised hopes that the war may end soon. [VERB noun]
- In the meeting Mrs. Ashrawi raised the three main concerns that the Palestinians had. [VERB noun]
- My mother was an amazing woman. She raised four of us kids virtually singlehandedly. [VERB noun]
- He raises 2,000 acres of wheat and hay. [VERB noun]
- To raise a barn
- To raise prices
- To raise one's voice
- To raise a mutiny
- To raise a smile
- To raise a question
- To raise an army
- To raise a crop
- To raise a family
- To raise a shout
- To raise a siege
- We raised land after 20 days
- We managed to raise Moscow last night
- 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
- To raise a revolt
- To raise prices
- To raise one's voice
- To raise oneself from poverty
- To raise the dead
- The joke raised a laugh
- To raise a question
- To raise corn or cattle
- To raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- When the projection screen toppled, he quickly raised it again.
- The sound of the bugle raised him from his bed.
- To raise a monument.
- To raise a house.
- To raise a storm of protest.
- To raise corn; to raise prizewinning terriers.
- To raise children.
- His comments raised a ripple of applause.
- He raised the issue of his opponent's eligibility.
- To raise the dead.
- To raise a rebellion with stirring speeches.
- The news raised his spirits.
- To raise someone to the peerage.
- To raise an army; to raise money for a charity.
- The blocks raise the table three inches.
- To raise the volume of a radio.
- To raise one's voice in opposition.
- To raise rents; to raise salaries.
- The vowel in “pen” is raised to ( i) in some dialects.
- The radioman was able to raise shore headquarters after three tries.
- The window raises easily.
- My cards weren't good enough to let me raise.
- A raise in pay.
- His raise was five dollars.
- A raise in spirits.