Example Sentences

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Leftover stuffing can go in a separate casserole that your guests will raid for seconds.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2018

“A lot of the salons have closed because of rumours that fundamentalists will raid them after Friday prayers, so they have temporarily closed down and evacuated – about 40 so far have left,” said Reza.

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2018

It’s also possible that the vikings will raid Paris and not find out about the happenings in Wessex until a great deal of time has passed.

From Forbes • Mar. 19, 2015

As donor countries scramble to respond, the risk is that they will raid pots of money intended for other vital purposes to assist the world’s needy.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2014

“We might have stopped somewhere else. I suspect that the police will raid this place momentarily anyway.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole