Collocations for "raid"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "raid" in context.
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raid
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [a police, an air, a military] raid
- a raid on the [house, factory, warehouse, building]
- the police launched a [dawn, warehouse] raid
- a raid at [night, dawn]
- a strategic [bombing, tank] raid
- the raid was the [result, consequence] of a tip-off
- a raid targeting enemy [positions, ammunition stores]
- [drugs, piles of cash] were seized during the raid
- discovered [counterfeit money, heroin, drugs] during the raid
- was [shot, injured, killed] in the raid
- [five] were arrested following the raid
- [surprised, startled, terrified] by the police raid
- a [surprise, morning] raid on the bank
- finance: the company initiated a share raid (on)
- raided the [house, office, building, enemy]
- [the police, police officers, the FBI, the army] raided the [house]
- [were, was, got] raided by [the police]
- raid the [fridge, pantry, cookie jar]
- raid your [savings, piggy bank]
- raid (money) from [the bank, a fund, their funds]
- raid [executives, talent, players, key personnel] (from other companies)
'raid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):