raft

Example Sentences

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A separate raft of duties, tied to section 301 tariff rules that give the government tremendous leeway, are expected over the coming weeks.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Alongside a raft of household names on the cast list, Joseph Evans and Jackson Connor - who play brothers Saul and George Goss - are relative newcomers.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

“But come on, man, a Jack Russell terrier on a raft? Does it get better than that? I don’t know.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Brothers to the Rescue was founded in May 1991 after the death of 15-year-old Gregorio Pérez Ricardo, a Cuban refugee who died in 1990 attempting to flee Fidel Castro’s Cuba from Florida on a raft.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

She’s a bit heavier than Jack, so if your hero is about that big he could float on a raft with twenty coconuts.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr