Examples of 'raise only' in a sentence

Meaning of "raise only"

raise only: This phrase is used to emphasize that something should be increased or elevated to a specific degree or limit without exceeding it. For example, 'The teacher asked us to raise only our hands if we knew the answer.'

How to use "raise only" in a sentence

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I should like to raise only one question.
She would raise only those cases requiring a decision by the Committee on how to proceed.
Each of the villagers would raise only one type.
I will raise only three points.
The Executive Director could raise only two points.
They will raise only a small fraction of what has been promised.
Lions push their cubs over a cliff and raise only the one that climb back up.
The parents will raise only the strongest chick, leaving the others to starve to death.
Lions push their cubs over a cliff and raise only the ones that climb back up.
Sixteen regiments were authorized, but because of manpower shortages Washington attempted to raise only 15.
Firing him would raise only more attention.
On GoFundMe, hundreds of appeals mention gene therapy, but most raise only a few thousand dollars.
This privatization will raise only $4 billion for infrastructure investment.
But in the end managed to raise only 10.
They could afford to raise only one child. Since your uncle is not well-to-do.

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Without intercropping, farmers could raise only one crop a year.
American Avocets normally raise only one brood per season.
Crested penguins lay two eggs, but almost always raise only one young successfully.
He is trying to raise only Admire Know.
The majority of the patients were able to raise only the first ball during ISFOD.
A community which ' used to produce splendid sons could raise only " handicapped " sons in Israel '.
Ottawa agreed in the fall of 1939 to raise only a single infantry division.

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