raise high

Example Sentences

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We can fight to raise high school graduation rates.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

Now raise high that bottle of malt vinegar with me, and let’s drink to our health.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2018

Allowing students to cheat on the exams has helped raise high school graduation rates to a record 83 percent.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2017

Such podcasts often raise high expectations — let’s solve a murder, or at least flush out a reclusive celebrity — only to end in shrugs.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2017

“I’ll raise high and hit hard with it,” he quipped.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand