raking

Example Sentences

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Style still counts: While many of today’s coaches dress for raking leaves, Pitino wears suits that cost more than nice vacations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

One New York City mechanic is raking in $2,200 a night, off a single pothole.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

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

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

I scanned the marsh, raking my eyes through all the bodies moving across the ice, the children in their bright coats and wool hats, shrieking and laughing.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez