Example sentences for: raid

How can you use “raid” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Of the 34 Americans arrested in a September 3rd 14-nation child porn raid, reports the paper, four have since offed themselves.

  • The NYT and WP report that the Secretary of Defense, William Cohen, announced yesterday that the Pentagon will investigate allegations made Sunday by a Time/CNN report that in a 1970 raid on a village in Laos, U.S. troops and aircraft used nerve gas on suspected American defectors living there.

  • The NYT inside piece on all this focuses instead on the sparse details of what is currently known about damage to raid targets.

  • Given that there is no genuine infrastructure need for which China could not easily find private sourcing--of which Hong Kong accounts for the lion's share--the suggestion by a Cabinet member to raid the reserves is a virtual invitation for scam and graft.

  • Although the tribals thought they could pull off the raid, if the operation were approved by headquarters and the policymakers, Schroen wrote there was going to be a point when "we step back and keep our fingers crossed that the [tribals] prove as good (and as lucky) as they think they will be."


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