Example sentences for: raids

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

  • It began with raids on Chaniá and Sitía in the 1530s by the notorious pirate, Barbarossa Khair el-Din.

  • On the estuary, the peaceful town of Annapolis Royal was once the beleaguered target of 14 British and French sieges and countless pirate raids.

  • It was from Kagoshima that the last desperate sorties of World War II were begun to resist an imminent US invasion, including the kamikaze raids on American warships.

  • "A pattern has emerged of militia launching small raids into East Timor to confront the Interfet forces," the paper said.

  • Bands of rebels (such as those led by William Wallace) began to attack the English garrisons and make raids into English territory.


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