How to Use raider in a Sentence

raider

noun

• Raiders had emptied the tomb of treasure.
• He made his fortune as a corporate raider.
• The village needs protection from enemy raiders.
• Lawn opens 8 p.m.; film 8:45 p.m. Movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark.
  — The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
• The raider gangs are one of the best parts of the expansion.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 30 May 2018
• The Crimson Tide’s raiders of the west coast smell blood — Pac-12 blood.
  — Jon Wilner Pac-12 Hotline, The Seattle Times, 7 Jan. 2019
• At the age of 16, Irish raiders captured him and took him as a slave.
  — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2018
• And this is not the first time raiders have tried to kill Gallmann.
  — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2017
• Raiders coach Jack Del Rio showed the 31-year-old Lynch still has some gas left in the tank on the field.
  — Geoffrey C. Arnold, OregonLive.com, 6 June 2017
• Russian media claims that 70 of the raiders were killed.
  — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 26 May 2023
• Get ready for Lara Croft to go from tomb raider to fourth wall breaker.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 27 Jan. 2023
• But guards heard or spotted the raiders and a fierce firefight lighted up the night.
  — W.j. Hennigan, latimes.com, 25 May 2017
• Raiders have clinched at least a share of the Freeway League championship.
  — Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2017
• There are roving bands of raiders that, so far, have not graced my new home with a visit.
  — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 10 Nov. 2015
• Axis commanders were now aware of the danger of British raiders from the desert.
  — Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• Proud to be my baby brothers number one fan and proud to be a red raider.
  — Peter Dawson, star-telegram, 25 Mar. 2018
• Bill and Frank survive a raider attack and somehow live to old age.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2023
• As Eivor, a Viking raider, players will lead their people to the shores of a hostile England and the volatile kings who rule it.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 May 2020
• But Lee didn’t get tarred with that corporate raider brush.
  — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2023
• But termites, with their strong, sharp mandibles, aren’t easy prey, and raiders often get limbs bitten off in the fight.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2018
• Year-end best lists are running through December like the tomb raider.
  — Vulture, 7 Dec. 2023
• That was why the raiders of the 1980s found troves of pension money that seemed to be just sitting there, waiting to be captured.
  — Mary Williams Walsh, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2018
• Since the beginning of the Viking age, the group of settlers and raiders ruled the western coast of Norway and much of Scandinavia.
  — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 25 Oct. 2017
• At the time, corporate raiders were big in the news, junk-bond guys were taking over companies.
  — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• The African Parks ranger force beat back the raiders and both the park and villagers live in a more secure environment, said Mr. Fearnhead.
  — Nina Sovich, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2019
• With one minute and 43 seconds remaining, Red Raider guard Jaylon Tyson sank a three, giving the red raiders the lead.
  — Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2023
• Ryan Cohen rose to become chairman of GameStop Corp. with the verve of an old-school corporate raider.
  — Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2021
• The corporate raider Carl Icahn might be on a new streak as of today, his 88th birthday.
  — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2024
• Saint Patrick was born in Britain, taken prisoner by Irish raiders and held for six years before escaping.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
• In that political climate, a group of anarchic raiders known as the Nihil emerge.
  — Jack Francis, Vulture, 5 June 2024

Last Updated: 15 Oct 2024