Explore Rake through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like move or tool. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Rake in a sentence
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Rake meaning
- A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
- A similarly shaped tool used for other purposes.
- A tool with a straight edge at the end used by a croupier to move chips or money across a gaming table.
Synonyms of Rake
Using Rake
- The main meaning on this page is: A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor. | A similarly shaped tool used for other purposes. | A tool with a straight edge at the end used by a croupier to move chips or money across a gaming table.
- Useful related words include: rakehell, move, tool, slope.
- Possible Dutch translations are: rakelen, gritselen, harken.
- In the example corpus, rake often appears in combinations such as: rake in, to rake, rake and.
Context around Rake
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 14 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 2 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rake
- In this selection, "rake" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tyler, tooth, eye, meadows, leaves and marks stand out and add context to how "rake" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a rake a hoe and an eye rake and a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rake" sits close to words such as accorded, akpabio and amending, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rake
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ask the Gardener: Should you rake meadows in the fall? (10 words)
If they all paid the £70 penalty the council would rake in £5. (13 words)
Hemsworth returned in as his unkillable special-ops character Tyler Rake, an Australian black ops mercenary. (16 words)
Because typical grass can't handle the dense leaf litter that covers lawns each fall -- it smothers and kills the turf plant -- Landwehr said the trick is to rake the leaves up and move them to your perennial beds, shrubs and trees. (42 words)
Around three years after the first time Hemsworth played the role of Tyler Rake, a new adventure awaits the hero, in the second chapters if what appears to be a successful new franchise for Netflix. (35 words)
Hemsworth has a soft spot for children, just like his guy Tyler Rake in the movies, and that aspect of the character is something he hopes to continue to make a priority in his life. (35 words)
Ask the Gardener: Should you rake meadows in the fall? (10 words)
I think I am starting to see a pattern here.) A DeSantis presidential campaign will require massive infusions of cash, so why not rake it in from Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and the other oil companies? (35 words)
It never fails, when you finally have time to rake, it is going to be windy, but rather than thinking of this as an obstacle, count it as a blessing! (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
After declining stern requests to rake the leaves from their property, the woman said her neighbours resorted to dumping the leaves over her garden fence during the dead of night.
A rake, a hoe and tender hands, like those of Akiba Yavneh Academy student Lila Pailet, along with lessons of Jewish tradition make AYA’s garden flourish.
Around three years after the first time Hemsworth played the role of Tyler Rake, a new adventure awaits the hero, in the second chapters if what appears to be a successful new franchise for Netflix.
Ask the Gardener: Should you rake meadows in the fall?
As schools are preparing to let out for spring break, : Honor Among Thieves could grow its audience and rake in more money at the box office.
Because typical grass can't handle the dense leaf litter that covers lawns each fall -- it smothers and kills the turf plant -- Landwehr said the trick is to rake the leaves up and move them to your perennial beds, shrubs and trees.
Fall leaf collection in four designated areas of Elgin begins Monday and continues through Dec. 7. Residents are asked to rake leaves along the curb or edge of pavement.
For their research, Grimes and colleagues examined the accumulation of "tooth rake marks"—scarring left behind when an orca bites another during rough play or fighting.
From July, the Spain international is expected to rake in £200,000-a-week - almost half of what he's been earning for the past four years.
Hemsworth has a soft spot for children, just like his guy Tyler Rake in the movies, and that aspect of the character is something he hopes to continue to make a priority in his life.
Hemsworth returned in as his unkillable special-ops character Tyler Rake, an Australian black ops mercenary.
Hikuleo spiked Kidd with a rough-looking belly-to-belly slam, only for Kidd to block a chokeslam with an eye rake and a chop block.
However, keen-eyed viewers may have noticed that some members of Tyler Rake's team actually remained on the ground as the helicopter took off, and they can be glimpsed bundling into two separate SUVs.
If they all paid the £70 penalty the council would rake in £5.
In it, heroine Emma Follett turns the head of infamous rake Henry Godwin and decides to, essentially, play him.
Insurance companies rake in huge profits to the detriment of each of us because we treat health care as a commodity or a privilege.
It also spent loads of cash on new sections that were meant to rake in even more revenue.
It can be adjusted for reach and rake and the seats can be adjusted for height with lumbar adjustment for the driver.
I think I am starting to see a pattern here.) A DeSantis presidential campaign will require massive infusions of cash, so why not rake it in from Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and the other oil companies?
It never fails, when you finally have time to rake, it is going to be windy, but rather than thinking of this as an obstacle, count it as a blessing!
Common combinations with rake
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- rake in 63×
- to rake 54×
- rake and 9×
- and rake 7×
- rake the 6×
- tyler rake 6×
- rake up 6×
- the rake 6×
- they rake 4×
- rake leaves 3×