Example Sentences

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He seems to think this would be a revenue raiser.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Still, it’s a consistent dividend payer and raiser, yielding about 0.9%.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Randy was known to the county police as a hell raiser.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

As a wistfully ebullient orchestral curtain raiser, and one over in a flash, “Cool Cat” is well equipped to have a life of its own in various concert settings.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023

A fun raiser sounds like a good thing.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine