RAISED in a Sentence
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402 example sentences for RAISED, such as:
1. He raised his arms above his head.
2. His briliance raised him above the ruck.
3. The animal raised its head, suddenly alert.
4. They raised taxes and unbalanced the budget.
5. He raised his arm to try to deflect the blow.
2. His briliance raised him above the ruck.
3. The animal raised its head, suddenly alert.
4. They raised taxes and unbalanced the budget.
5. He raised his arm to try to deflect the blow.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of RAISED
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raised
a. embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery
a. located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 She walked out of the kitchen ahead of them and pausing in the hall raised the lamp at arm's-length, as if to light them up the stairs.
2 She raised distressed eyes to his, her work dropping on the table between them.
3 When he raised himself again he saw that she was dragging toward the stove the old soap-box lined with carpet in which the cat made its bed.
4 As he raised himself he suddenly felt Mattie close to him among the shadows.
5 She had been raised in the bedroom of Solange Robillard, Ellen O'Hara's mother, a dainty, cold, high-nosed French-woman, who spared neither her children nor her servants their just punishment for any infringement of decorum.
6 Her voice was raised questioningly, as though she hung on Gerald's assent to her plan, a mere formality but one dear to the heart of Gerald.
7 It was a voice never raised in command to a servant or reproof to a child but a voice that was obeyed instantly at Tara, where her husband's blustering and roaring were quietly disregarded.
8 She raised her chin and her pale, black-fringed eyes sparkled in the moonlight.
9 They telegraphed their disapproval of Scarlett's conduct to Hetty Tarleton by delicately raised eyebrows.
10 Conversation was dying out when, in the lull, everyone in the grove heard Gerald's voice raised in furious accents.
11 Uncle Peter practically raised Melanie and me, for we were very young when Father and Mother died.
12 Here, excitement never entered in, voices were never raised, everyone deferred gently to the opinions of others, and, in the end, the black grizzled autocrat in the kitchen had his way.
13 The raised platform for the musicians was especially artistic.
14 The gathering quieted again as the doctor raised his voice, at first in thanks to the ladies who had so willingly given their jewelry.
15 And suddenly she grinned for, as a voice thick with brogue and whisky came to her, raised in "Peg in a Low-backed Car," she knew.
Example Sentence: (192 in 13 pages)
1 He raised his arms above his head.
2 His briliance raised him above the ruck.
3 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.
4 We are in full agreement with the points raised in your letter.
5 The animal raised its head, suddenly alert.
6 She raised her arm up to fend branches from her eyes.
7 He raised his arm to try to deflect the blow.
8 The article raised doubts about how effective the new drug really was.
9 Salt intake may lead to raised blood pressure in susceptible adults.
10 Many children are now born into or raised in one-parent families.
11 They raised taxes and unbalanced the budget.
12 The dust raised by the sheep does not choke the wolf.
13 She was pretty much raised by a grandfather she calls an anarchist and studied cultural anthropology at the University of Wisconsin.
14 They raised prices and cut production, instead of cutting costs.
15 She persevered in her idea despite obvious objections raised by friends.