Example Sentences

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He seems to think this would be a revenue raiser.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

After the women opened the season on Saturday with their giant slalom on the Austrian glacier, the men battled poor visibility and welcome wintry weather in their traditional curtain raiser.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

The move is thought to be the single largest revenue raiser of the Budget.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

Randy was known to the county police as a hell raiser.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

The fun raiser is in the Virginia Dare Middle School cafeteria.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine