How to Use rake in a Sentence

rake

1 of 2 noun

• Set aside the rake and take care of all those leaves this fall with ease.
  — Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 6 Sep. 2020
• The rake fluffs the blades, and the pressure washer gets them nice and clean.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 30 Apr. 2022
• Use a garden rake to scratch loose the soil at the bald spot in your lawn.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
• The red shed where Amy Mullis was found impaled on the corn rake.
  — Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2021
• Once settled on a type of rake, test the weight of a few options.
  — Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
• Govier briefly left the snake to grab a shovel and a rake from the garage, per the outlet.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
• She was face down with a corn rake sticking out of her back.
  — Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2020
• Use your lawn mower on the lawn instead of a rake and mulch things up.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2021
• Use a rake or broom to keep debris out of the road and away from storm drains, ditches and streams.
  — Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2023
• But the pedal box can be adjusted, as can the rake of the steering wheel.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 15 June 2022
• Fallen leaves drift under it and form heavy, sour-smelling piles that are hard to reach with a rake.
  — Mary Laura Philpott, Country Living, 8 Mar. 2023
• There wasn’t a footprint between his rake and the coconut palms swaying on the far curve of the beach, north or south.
  — Mark Gauert, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Aug. 2020
• To keep ticks at bay at home, trim brush, mow grass, and rake leaves on your property.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 21 Apr. 2023
• The main floor is built well below ground, and the vertical rake of the seats puts more fans closer to the action.
  — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
• How could a corn rake, which has four tines, create six holes in someone's back?
  — Betsy Shuller, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2021
• No frills, no bells or whistles—just a solid rake that does its job well.
  — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2023
• Using a tractor and rakes, crews move it from the beach to the line of vegetation.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
• Durable with a great locking switch, this all-purpose rake is lightweight and easy to use.
  — Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2021
• Taking big, sweeping swipes with your rake will tire you out fast.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2021
• Hand rakes are small, handheld rakes designed to get in and around small spaces.
  — Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
• Blow or rake leaves, branches and needles up and make space for your flower beds.
  — Laura Wheatman Hill, chicagotribune.com, 11 Apr. 2021
• But a leaf blower can make the task somewhat fun—or, at the very least, much quicker than using a rake.
  — Brandon Russell, Popular Mechanics, 11 Aug. 2023
• This rake features super-sharp teeth to dig into any type of soil.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022
• Testers dragged each hose across grass, cement, and a garden rake, making note of any signs of wear or kinking in the hose.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022
• If a man was a rake he’d be found out and hung out to dry—after all, that was what happened in all Jane Austen’s novels.
  — Plum Sykes, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
• Bungee cords installed across studs keep tall equipment, like brooms and rakes, in order.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2023
• This rake is tough, with polypropylene tines strong enough to hold fallen fruit as well as leaves, smaller stones and sticks.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021
• In order to lure players, some poker sites return some of that rake back to the players.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
• Large numbers of rotting cicadas stink, so grab a rake and a shovel.
  — Lauren Cox, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2020
• Surface trash might be easy enough to clear with a rake, but the task is more challenging beneath the water.
  — Bobby Caina Calvan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023

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rake

2 of 2 verb

• To weed, to paint, to rake the leaves To shovel all that snow.
  — Pat Myers, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
• These tools can dig, shop, cut, slice, or rake the weeds away.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023
• Don’t wait until all the leaves have fallen from the trees to rake.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
• Take a moment to rake the bedding out of the coop and replace with fresh.
  — Caroline Collins McKenzie, Country Living, 13 Apr. 2020
• That should help inspire all the players who rake mud off the field in April to get their game in.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2021
• Then sow the seeds and rake them in so they are covered about a quarter to half-inch deep.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 10 July 2021
• Over the coming weeks, the armada raked an area of seafloor equal to the size of Boston.
  — Laura Trethewey, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
• In the months after the Burn, a special restoration team sweeps the playa, raking any Moop out of the dust.
  — Alden Wicker, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
• Players are no longer asked to rake sand traps or remove flags on the putting green.
  — Shannon Prather, Star Tribune, 4 Sep. 2020
• Just rake some into a portion of the yard and leave them over winter.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2022
• Residents are reminded to rake all leaves to the front lawn, not in the street.
  — cleveland, 24 Oct. 2021
• And fall is a busy time—there are leaves to rake, pumpkins to carve, and deer rifles to zero.
  — Field & Stream, 13 Oct. 2020
• Simply rake them into a low pile on the lawn and run the mower over it a couple of times.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2020
• Carefully rake or blow some of leaves off the new grass if the ground is too soft to push a mower over.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022
• Once all sections are curled, rake a wide-tooth comb through hair for a fluffy finish.
  — Amber Kallor, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
• The algae is raked or scooped up with tractors and deposited in the sand farther up the beach.
  — Dennis Pillion | [e-mail], al, 17 Mar. 2023
• Start with a charcoal or wood fire and rake the embers into an even layer.
  — Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune, 21 July 2021
• In Mexico, the navy has been recruited to scoop the seaweed from the ocean, and rake the country’s beaches.
  — Emily Schmall, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
• It was filled with several tall piles of leaves her husband had raked the day before.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2023
• As powerful storms raked across the Southeast on that night in March, Rolling Fork was shredded.
  — Rick Rojas Emily Kask, New York Times, 9 July 2023
• Another easy way for the NFL to rake in more cash is to protect its quarterbacks.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2022
• Instead, after hay was cut, farmers raked the hay into rows of piles.
  — Helen Shriver Riley, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023
• The cultivator can be used to loosen, rake, and smooth soil or dislodge pesky weeds and debris.
  — Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
• The home opener saw Morgan rake the ball from a Gotham defender, then legally body her aside and blast her third goal of four that night.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2022
• Twin gaping snouts are laser-lit and rake backward at the outer edges, evoking a hint of a snarl when viewed at an angle.
  — Derek Powell, Car and Driver, 22 Sep. 2022
• Her hair might have actually been damp during styling, or a mousse or gel was raked through it to give that wet look.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 5 Oct. 2023
• Many analysts assumed the Toy Story brand would be enough to ensure this spinoff would rake in cash.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 29 Dec. 2022
• Just rake it aside, making sure not to damage any perennial shoots.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Apr. 2022
• The back of the coat is slightly longer than the front, giving our tester just enough freedom to do some yard work (like raking leaves) without any of her movements being restricted.
  — Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
• The image appears to be an aerial view of geographic flux, perhaps a rocky landscape raked by waters from a melting glacier.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024