Wondering how to use Rafts in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as tons or scads.
Rafts meaning
plural of raft
Synonyms of Rafts
Using Rafts
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of raft
- Useful related words include: tons, scads, gobs, oodles.
- In the example corpus, rafts often appears in combinations such as: rafts and, life rafts, on rafts.
Context around Rafts
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rafts
- In this selection, "rafts" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, life, makeshift, emergency, sources, launch and constructed stand out and add context to how "rafts" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and creative rafts for the and and emergency rafts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rafts" sits close to words such as abdi, absa and absconding, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rafts
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Coast guard rafts were seen transporting people to safety. (9 words)
The rafts launch at 1pm on Saturday from the beach in George Street. (13 words)
Similarly, violet snails suspend themselves beneath rafts constructed out of hardened bubbles of mucus. (14 words)
Some paid 100 Mexican pesos for their children to be escorted over the river on rafts, sources told The Post, adding that they were all being admitted into the US — some of the last to be allowed into the country before new rules took effect. (45 words)
Landward lights visible from the shoreline at eye level for a sea turtle, and beach equipment, such as tents, canopies, chairs and rafts, left on the beach overnight, can be diversions and barriers to sea turtles on their way to and from the Gulf. (44 words)
Special Operations Unit rescue personnel with the Westchester County Emergency Services paddle in rafts as they check buildings for victims trapped in heavy flooding in the New York City suburb of Mamaroneck, New York, U.S., September 29, 2023. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Some paid 100 Mexican pesos for their children to be escorted over the river on rafts, sources told The Post, adding that they were all being admitted into the US — some of the last to be allowed into the country before new rules took effect.
Special Operations Unit rescue personnel with the Westchester County Emergency Services paddle in rafts as they check buildings for victims trapped in heavy flooding in the New York City suburb of Mamaroneck, New York, U.S., September 29, 2023.
The Carlton Queen carried two 20-person life-rafts and two Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs).
The country was glued to the news as commuter ferries became rescue boats, pulling passengers and crew off of the wings and emergency rafts.
The rafts launch at 1pm on Saturday from the beach in George Street.
Of the 332 passengers, 64 survived and were rescued by an American ship after waiting 35 hours on life rafts.
Rolex also sent the family an advert that they published at the time which featured Vital on one of his rafts.
Similarly, violet snails suspend themselves beneath rafts constructed out of hardened bubbles of mucus.
Sunak, added Booth, is "betting that immigration is still an issue with resonance and has promised to 'stop the boats,' the daily spectacle of desperate migrants risking their lives on rubber rafts trying to cross the English Channel.
Teams taking part in the event assemble their own rafts to compete against each other in order to raise cash for their chosen causes.
The agents peer through overgrown stands of carrizo, searching for makeshift rafts and ladders that are abandoned there by people who make it across the river.
There were also lots of gig boats, longer rowing boats, and creative rafts for the Great Raft Race.
They then crossed the border river Suchiate on the same makeshift rafts used by migrants and attended a mass at a church in Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico.
Undisturbed by predators and high water levels, the rafts also provide excellent bird-watching opportunities.
Along Gay Road, rescuers in rafts escorted people from homes surrounded by high water.
Coast guard rafts were seen transporting people to safety.
If not, waste of time as illegal immigrants will soon dump their inflatable rafts and simply ride across on dolphins.
In this configuration, the Hermes 900 is equipped with detection and identification systems, precision dispatch capability, and up to four inflatable life rafts, each can rescue six survivors.
It’s virtually impossible to promote safe social distancing aboard the 35-foot motorized rafts that usually hold up to 14 passengers.
Landward lights visible from the shoreline at eye level for a sea turtle, and beach equipment, such as tents, canopies, chairs and rafts, left on the beach overnight, can be diversions and barriers to sea turtles on their way to and from the Gulf.
Common combinations with rafts
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- rafts and 12×
- life rafts 8×
- on rafts 5×
- rafts to 4×
- makeshift rafts 4×
- his rafts 3×
- rafts for 3×
- rafts that 3×
- rafts of 3×
- in rafts 2×