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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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Invisigal wants to lead a drunken raid on the heavily armed warehouse; the player gets an opinion, but Blazer isn’t having it either way.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Dunn was released from custody but rearrested when a team of armed federal agents in riot gear raided his home.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noun
At the same time, Austrian Nazis plotted a coup, plans for which were uncovered in a raid on their headquarters on January 25.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Invisigal wants to lead a drunken raid on the heavily armed warehouse; the player gets an opinion, but Blazer isn’t having it either way.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
The police set off to raid the premises.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Dunn was released from custody but rearrested when a team of armed federal agents in riot gear raided his home.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid. Accessed 10 Nov. 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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