raise a few
Example Sentences
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If you’re using someone — whether it’s a doctor, minister, teacher or candlestickmaker — to raise a few bucks, they should know about it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
When his engineers suggested they could skip ahead to a power plant reactor, Binderbauer suddenly found he needed to raise a few billion dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
England captain Ben Stokes says he understands if the decision to bat Jacob Bethell at number three "does raise a few eyebrows", but insisted "we're not picking people just to wind people up".
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2024
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
They are fine young men, indeed, and if Massachusetts can raise a few more such, it is probable she would be better counselled as to social rights and social duties.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
