Examples of 'raid had' in a sentence

Meaning of "raid had"

raid had: Refers to a sudden and swift attack or incursion, often carried out with the aim of seizing something or causing disruption. It implies a surprise offensive or organized invasion for a specific purpose

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That raid had been planned for weeks.
German losses on that raid had been heavy.
The raid had two initial objectives.
I do not even know why this raid had to happen.
Another raid had erupted in a neighboring village.
It was not immediately clear if the raid had political or criminal motives.
The raid had already happened.
It is a mystery where the news of an RAF raid had come from.
The raid had produced a tremendous aerial battle.
The three Palestinians who had been detained were released after the raid had finished.
A raid had just started and the train moved.
I could have stopped the raid had I wanted to.
The violent raid had been widely condemned by the international community.
And the aftermath of the Jameson Raid had scared many people.
The Raid had become an accomplished fact.

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Fearing the worst, they asked him how the raid had gone.
Many details of the raid had to be kept secret from the American people.
Although not achieving its original objective, the raid had been a rousing success.
In addition the raid had large consequences in terms of English colonial expansion and settlement.
Cent. of the prisoners taken in the last raid had fallen on the road.
The raid had to be called off when sudden rains made the Medina unfordable.
Rhodes 's attitude after the Raid had not helped.
The incoming raid had been detected by the radar of HMS Avenger and Exeter.
Standish had failed to capture Corbitant, but the raid had the desired effect.
The raid had been a success, but not a complete success.
The next day, the Soviet Embassy officially protested that the raid had been illegal.
Wilson 's Raid had been a spectacular success.
It follows from these facts that the raid had no " racist " background.
Target of the raid had been a Syrian army operations room about 16 km northwest of Hama.
The Georgian government reported that the air raid had killed 60 civilians.
A planned follow-up raid had to be postponed to rebuild American forces.
Drake 's raid had thus done serious & lasting damage to the Spanish and Portuguese fishing industries.
Although the Corrupt Count raid had been tense, in a way, it progressed quite calmly.
The raid had to be convincing, or it could have blown the asset 's cover.
The months prior to this raid had been a frustrating time for the Commandos / Special Services.
The raid had been executed in only 27 minutes, well within the planned 30-minute optimum time.
The commander of the raid had been Meg 's husband, Major Elgin.
That raid had been planned for weeks . Is that all you have to say?
The police raid had been well-prepared.
Each raid had involved a 12 hour round trip from Guam, … in the Pacific Ocean.
The September 25 raid had the aim of breaking Polish morale and forcing a surrender.
A recent Sioux raid had killed 75 Omaha men, burned 40 lodges, and taken four dozen prisoners.
An Achaemenid raid had seriously affected Napata in 591 BC.

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Examples of using Raid
That raid had been planned for weeks
We are preparing to mount a raid on that location as we speak
Raid villages until you are shot or hanged
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