1
a
: a hostile or predatory incursion
b
: a surprise attack by a small force
2
a
: a brief foray outside one's usual sphere
b
: a sudden invasion by officers of the law
c
: a daring operation against a competitor
d
: the recruiting of personnel (such as faculty, executives, or athletes) from competing organizations
3
: the act of mulcting public money
4
: an attempt by professional operators to depress stock prices by concerted selling
raided; raiding; raids
: to conduct or take part in a raid
: to make a raid on
Examples of raid in a Sentence
Noun
They launched a raid against the enemy.
Weapons were also seized during the drug raid.
They caught five smugglers in the raid.
Verb
The village was raided often by neighboring tribes.
Police raided the house and found drugs.
Federal agents raided the warehouse, seizing stolen property and arresting five smugglers.
She raided her sister's closet to find something to wear to the party.
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Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The couple purposely separated the girls from Bateman so the FBI could conduct the raid.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
Adrian Florido, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Management announced that the club had been raided.
—Julio Capó, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The protest erupted after federal agents conducted simultaneous immigration raids at the company’s Camarillo and Carpinteria locations, arresting more than 300 workers without documentation.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The couple purposely separated the girls from Bateman so the FBI could conduct the raid.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
Pablo Alvarado and Lolo Cutumay were among a small group of workers who formed the band in the mid 1990s after one of them witnessed immigration agents raid a site where day laborers were lining up for free health services.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Management announced that the club had been raided.
—Julio Capó, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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raid
1 of 2 noun
: a sudden attack or invasion
raid
2 of 2 verb
: to make a raid on
raider
noun
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