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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Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
O’Connell updated a city ordinance that required immigration enforcement to be reported to his office, and endorsed The Belonging Fund, which provided aid to families affected by the raids.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Egyptian law enforcement officials raided Streameast offices and seized three laptops and four smartphones used to operate the sites, as well as 10 Visa cards that had about $123,000 in total as well as about $200,000 in crypto wallets, according to ACE.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Noun
What is today a bridal shop is one of four buildings in present-day Lawrence that survived Quantrill’s raid.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
O’Connell updated a city ordinance that required immigration enforcement to be reported to his office, and endorsed The Belonging Fund, which provided aid to families affected by the raids.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
However, just as wedding bells chime, chaos ensues when the notorious Ghost Bandits raid his bank.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Egyptian law enforcement officials raided Streameast offices and seized three laptops and four smartphones used to operate the sites, as well as 10 Visa cards that had about $123,000 in total as well as about $200,000 in crypto wallets, according to ACE.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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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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