How to use raise in a sentence

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• Mary decided to have an abortion because she was too young to raise a baby.From the entry abortion
• Heavy rains have caused the dam's abutments to seep, raising concern over possible dam failure.From the entry abutment
• Raising six children who all went on to be doctors was a tough feat for us.From the entry feat
• We can't run this bar without her. Not and raise two kids.From the entry not
• Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise.From the entry live
• If we all pitch in, we can raise enough money for the renovation of the church.From the entry pitch in
• Wind the bobbin, place it in the machine, and raise the thread.From the entry bobbin
• A man must use his seed to start and raise a family.From the entry seed
• I'm hoping for my boss to offer me a pay raise.From the entry hope
• The food provided was unnecessarily generous, especially for an event meant to raise money for the hungry.From the entry unnecessarily
• The schoolboy was commended for raising the alarm about the burning building.From the entry commend
• Acme's new technology will raise the bar for the entire industry.From the entry raise the bar
• Every time I hear him talk, he just raises my hackles.From the entry raise someone's hackles
• (In a poker game): I raise you twenty. — Oh, yeah? I think you're bluffing. I call.From the entry oh yeah
• John asked for a raise, but he ended up with SFA.From the entry SFA
• If nothing happens when you ask nicely, raise a stink until something gets done.From the entry raise a stink
• My brother's hobby is raising domestic pigeons, some for show, and others as messengers.From the entry domestic pigeon
• His timidness prevented him from challenging authority or asking his boss for a raise.From the entry timidness
• All the moneys collected for the poor was wasted in fund raising.From the entry moneys
• To get a raise, an employee must pass muster with the boss.From the entry pass muster
• He started bucking up everything to management when he didn't get a raise.From the entry buck up
• The bank robber decided to take a hostage in order to raise the stakes.From the entry raise the stakes
• I'll see your defective gallbladder and raise you one heart murmur and a kidney stone.From the entry I'll see you and raise you
• The company's third loss warning in two years raises the spectre of eventual collapse and bankruptcy.From the entry raise the spectre
• I was a computer programmer in a past life, but now I raise pigs and chickens.From the entry past life
• The church held a beetle drive to raise funds for the roof.From the entry beetle drive

Meaning of raise

1. verb To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
2. verb To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
3. verb To cause something to come to the surface of water.

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Questions about raise in a sentence

How do you use raise in a sentence?

Raise is used as a verb and noun. For example: “The ship was raised ten years after it had sunk.”

What is a short sentence with raise?

“the flag was raised”

What does raise mean?

Raise means to cause to rise; to lift or elevate.