raise a few
Example Sentences
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Though the 41-year-old got a raise a few years ago as inflation was surging, it wasn’t enough to keep pace with rising costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
"The fact it's spread for free ought to raise a few eyebrows," Richard Smallwood, a local beef and sheep farmer who doesn't use sewage sludge, tells me.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025
Beyond flawed reporting, AI-written stories raise a few practical and ethical questions that journalists are only beginning to ponder.
From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2023
The fact that Amazon is now a Peloton partner does raise a few eyebrows.
From The Verge • Aug. 24, 2022
It was a small cottage, with something less than an acre of land attached, enough upon which to raise a few vegetables.
From Herbert Carter's Legacy by Alger, Horatio
