raking

Example Sentences

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Freeman posted on-base percentages of .407 and .410, while raking a league-leading 47 and 59 doubles, respectively, in 2022 and 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

We see the folds best in raking light—directed at the painting from an acute angle—and the fleshy effect was created by the painter zigzagging the wax pigment across her neck in layers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

But it is Starlink, its satellite-internet business, that is raking in the bulk of the company’s cash.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

Between January-November 2025, when New Delhi was negotiating with Washington, Indian imports of American agricultural goods rose 34 percent year-on-year, raking in just under $2.9 billion.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Right next to our stairs, in Papa’s rock garden, the moss was dry, the sand needed raking.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston