foray
noun
a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder.
Example Sentences
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Such forays are not typical for an orchestra of Berlin’s august cast, let alone under the baton of its chief conductor, so there was the hope of something different.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Interest in fungi has grown in recent years, according to Lucas Large, chairman of the West Midlands Fungus Group, who said the organisation regularly attracted newcomers to its activities and fungi forays.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
One of Parton’s first forays into purer pop, this single has the stomp and shuffle of funk and could easily be retrofitted into disco DJ sets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Famous Boston fund manager Jeremy Grantham recalled in his autobiography one of his first forays into stock picking as a young man.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
In following Methuselah on his slow forays through the forest, I discovered the boys and men practicing drills.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
