raise

Example Sentences

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How do we raise $10,000 for a new roof?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

She and her compatriots gather every Sunday outside the Otay Mesa facility to raise money to help detainees buy food in the prison commissary and call their families.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

"We do try to cushion consumers," he said, adding that he does not want to raise his prices for now.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Companies faced with weaker demand won’t be able to raise prices so easily.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

I supposed seeing a girl my age wearing a cheongsam on a Tuesday morning was cause to raise an eyebrow, even in our neighborhood.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu