How to Use rake in a Sentence

rake

1 of 2 noun

• Set aside the rake and take care of all those leaves this fall with ease.
  — Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 6 Sep. 2020
• The rake fluffs the blades, and the pressure washer gets them nice and clean.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 30 Apr. 2022
• Use a garden rake to scratch loose the soil at the bald spot in your lawn.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
• The red shed where Amy Mullis was found impaled on the corn rake.
  — Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2021
• Once settled on a type of rake, test the weight of a few options.
  — Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
• Govier briefly left the snake to grab a shovel and a rake from the garage, per the outlet.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
• She was face down with a corn rake sticking out of her back.
  — Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2020
• Use your lawn mower on the lawn instead of a rake and mulch things up.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2021
• Use a rake or broom to keep debris out of the road and away from storm drains, ditches and streams.
  — Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2023
• But the pedal box can be adjusted, as can the rake of the steering wheel.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 15 June 2022
• Fallen leaves drift under it and form heavy, sour-smelling piles that are hard to reach with a rake.
  — Mary Laura Philpott, Country Living, 8 Mar. 2023
• There wasn’t a footprint between his rake and the coconut palms swaying on the far curve of the beach, north or south.
  — Mark Gauert, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Aug. 2020
• To keep ticks at bay at home, trim brush, mow grass, and rake leaves on your property.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 21 Apr. 2023
• The main floor is built well below ground, and the vertical rake of the seats puts more fans closer to the action.
  — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
• How could a corn rake, which has four tines, create six holes in someone's back?
  — Betsy Shuller, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2021
• No frills, no bells or whistles—just a solid rake that does its job well.
  — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2023
• Using a tractor and rakes, crews move it from the beach to the line of vegetation.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
• Durable with a great locking switch, this all-purpose rake is lightweight and easy to use.
  — Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2021
• Taking big, sweeping swipes with your rake will tire you out fast.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2021
• Hand rakes are small, handheld rakes designed to get in and around small spaces.
  — Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
• Blow or rake leaves, branches and needles up and make space for your flower beds.
  — Laura Wheatman Hill, chicagotribune.com, 11 Apr. 2021
• But a leaf blower can make the task somewhat fun—or, at the very least, much quicker than using a rake.
  — Brandon Russell, Popular Mechanics, 11 Aug. 2023
• This rake features super-sharp teeth to dig into any type of soil.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022
• Testers dragged each hose across grass, cement, and a garden rake, making note of any signs of wear or kinking in the hose.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022
• If a man was a rake he’d be found out and hung out to dry—after all, that was what happened in all Jane Austen’s novels.
  — Plum Sykes, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
• The children had every tool fit for their small hands — aprons, shovels, rakes and watering cans.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
• Drop handfuls evenly over the top of the compost pile, moisten with water, and mix it in with a rake or shovel.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 3 Feb. 2026
• Once a storm ends, use a roof rake to pull the snow off the edge off the roof and throw some roof ice melt pucks up there.
  — Paul Burton, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
• Level the soil with a rake, and then mist the bed well with a garden hose to settle the soil.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
• In the attic lay a garden rake, with a cable running from its handle into the wall.
  — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 16 Jan. 2026

rake

2 of 2 verb

• To weed, to paint, to rake the leaves To shovel all that snow.
  — Pat Myers, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
• These tools can dig, shop, cut, slice, or rake the weeds away.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023
• Don’t wait until all the leaves have fallen from the trees to rake.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
• Take a moment to rake the bedding out of the coop and replace with fresh.
  — Caroline Collins McKenzie, Country Living, 13 Apr. 2020
• That should help inspire all the players who rake mud off the field in April to get their game in.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2021
• Then sow the seeds and rake them in so they are covered about a quarter to half-inch deep.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 10 July 2021
• Over the coming weeks, the armada raked an area of seafloor equal to the size of Boston.
  — Laura Trethewey, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
• In the months after the Burn, a special restoration team sweeps the playa, raking any Moop out of the dust.
  — Alden Wicker, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
• Players are no longer asked to rake sand traps or remove flags on the putting green.
  — Shannon Prather, Star Tribune, 4 Sep. 2020
• Just rake some into a portion of the yard and leave them over winter.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2022
• Residents are reminded to rake all leaves to the front lawn, not in the street.
  — cleveland, 24 Oct. 2021
• And fall is a busy time—there are leaves to rake, pumpkins to carve, and deer rifles to zero.
  — Field & Stream, 13 Oct. 2020
• Simply rake them into a low pile on the lawn and run the mower over it a couple of times.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2020
• Carefully rake or blow some of leaves off the new grass if the ground is too soft to push a mower over.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022
• Once all sections are curled, rake a wide-tooth comb through hair for a fluffy finish.
  — Amber Kallor, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
• The algae is raked or scooped up with tractors and deposited in the sand farther up the beach.
  — Dennis Pillion | [e-mail], al, 17 Mar. 2023
• Start with a charcoal or wood fire and rake the embers into an even layer.
  — Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune, 21 July 2021
• In Mexico, the navy has been recruited to scoop the seaweed from the ocean, and rake the country’s beaches.
  — Emily Schmall, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
• It was filled with several tall piles of leaves her husband had raked the day before.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2023
• As powerful storms raked across the Southeast on that night in March, Rolling Fork was shredded.
  — Rick Rojas Emily Kask, New York Times, 9 July 2023
• Another easy way for the NFL to rake in more cash is to protect its quarterbacks.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2022
• Instead, after hay was cut, farmers raked the hay into rows of piles.
  — Helen Shriver Riley, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023
• The cultivator can be used to loosen, rake, and smooth soil or dislodge pesky weeds and debris.
  — Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
• The home opener saw Morgan rake the ball from a Gotham defender, then legally body her aside and blast her third goal of four that night.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2022
• Twin gaping snouts are laser-lit and rake backward at the outer edges, evoking a hint of a snarl when viewed at an angle.
  — Derek Powell, Car and Driver, 22 Sep. 2022
• Her hair might have actually been damp during styling, or a mousse or gel was raked through it to give that wet look.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 5 Oct. 2023
• The idea is to have Arraez raking throughout and worry about untenable defense when you’re forced to.
  — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
• Tan to brown blades can be left or raked from lawns as growth begins.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
• Aviles recommends loosening the soil by hand or raking it with a garden claw to aerate it.
  — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
• Fend it off in fall by raking the leaves off your lawn or chopping them up with your mower, leaving behind a very thin layer on the grass.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026