How to Use raft in a Sentence

raft

1 of 2 noun
  • Stand in one spot, and count rafts that go by for an hour.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
  • No one wants a soggy bum all day on the raft.
    — Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
  • We’re headed down class 4 rapids in our raft with six of our best friends.
    — Wayne Chan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Others, that they were floated on rafts.
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The rocks were propelled by ice rafts that formed on the ground after rain.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Joe had the best line of all nine rafts and five kayaks, Marzulla said.
    — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The rafts can carry up to six people, not counting the guide.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 7 July 2023
  • Two of the water slides will be family rafts.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • River flows have to be just right where they can be run in kayaks and rafts — not too high and not too low.
    — Pete Zimowsky, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • While Linda seizes, Bradley makes a break for it on a makeshift raft.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
  • Struggling through the jungle on foot or building rafts.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There's a ski lift a few minutes' walk from the hotel and a raft of rambling trails.
    — Grainne McBride, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Because the fish ate so close to his raft, Norgrove didn’t have to play it for long.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Congress must fill them in by passing a raft of spending bills later this year.
    — Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 29 May 2023
  • They can be linked together to form rafts or floating platforms.
    — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Those concerns were among a raft of complaints aired by Grayner in the claim.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • An empty raft stands resilient on a platform as beams of light shine through holes made by bullets.
    — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • With eight adults packed into a raft designed for six, even stretching a leg was a challenge.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Most managed to swim the half mile to shore, some pushing their children on makeshift bamboo rafts.
    — Adam Goodheart, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Attention will next turn to how this will play out for the raft of central banks meeting this week.
    — Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 16 June 2026
  • These like weeks long adventures, hundreds of miles, huge packs, pack rafts and bikes, and no trails and bush so thick.
    — Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The final raft scene matters because of that friendship.
    — Jd Linville, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • To keep the poly from taking on water and sinking, use pool balls and blow-up rafts to support the poly.
    — Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Other times the rafts were loaded onto any vehicle that could take them to the beach.
    — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The tennis tour has in recent months issued a raft of bans and suspensions.
    — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The short clip was filmed by Featherstone as the couple took a bamboo raft.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Over a week, readers were treated to a raft of anxious baby content.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Football’s lawmakers have had a busy weekend, and a raft of new rules are coming.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • In the meantime, a raft of economic data is scheduled to land.
    — David Marino-Nachison, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Among the last, Rockman paints a container ship and a Cuban refugee raft.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023

raft

2 of 2 verb
  • The man was camping on the riverbank with a rafting group at the time.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Their goal was to figure out if the rafting species could cause diseases in humans.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 June 2023
  • Go rafting on the Martha Brae River.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
  • While there, guests can whitewater raft through volcanic tunnels and hike mangrove forests.
    — Maggie Shipstead, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Guncay was rafting with classmates as part of an annual class trip to the Poconos.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • Guests can go climbing, an option that might be better suited to visitors than rafting on the rapids.
    — Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Sport fishermen were flying to Kamchatka to raft the wild rivers and catch giant trout and salmon.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Smith spent time spear fishing and rafting down the Amazon River with his dad and siblings.
    — Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Water levels were low, and rafting companies had been going out of business.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Those in the rafting industry insist there still will be enjoyable rafting in the state this year despite the drought.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The park features rafting, canoeing, kayaking, plus trails that traverse its deserts and mountains.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
  • Go whitewater rafting down the Deschutes River and take in views of wildlife, forests, and more along the way.
    — Lauren Jones, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Pack rafting isn't really rafting or kayaking.
    — Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The heart of this town is the Arkansas River, which flows right through town and is a popular place to raft, tube, and kayak.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Lilly Johnson and her husband own one of the rafting companies that's contracted to do the cleanup work.
    — Rolando Arrieta, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
  • From there, get ready for all kinds of fishing, canoeing, and rafting opportunities.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026
  • It’s known for skiing in winter, and its summertime features a vibrant whitewater-rafting scene—but spring is also trip-ready.
    — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2026
  • In the summer, proximity to a number of rafting tour outposts will please adrenaline seekers.
    — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024
  • In 1986, when Crosby was out of prison on drug charges and newly sober, Dad joined him on a white-water-rafting trip.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
  • John Weisheit, who helps lead the conservation group Living Rivers, has been rafting on the Colorado for over four decades.
    — Heather Souvaine Horn, The New Republic, 9 June 2023
  • The tourism and rafting company operates from April through October.
    — Kat Tran, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
  • Phantom Ranch is only accessible on foot, by mule or by rafting the Colorado River, so building the lodge was a task.
    — Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The campgrounds are near the Merced River, which offers rafting opportunities.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • The availability of free options also encourages repeat visits — someone who takes a free hike might return later to try rafting or climbing.
    — Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The most fearless of daredevils shouldn’t pass up a trip to Mindanao to paraglide above the jungle or raft the whitewater of Cagayan de Oro all year round.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Hikers can also raft the Tara River through Europe’s deepest canyon and visit Sarajevo’s old town.
    — AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
  • The Intamin river rafting water ride opened at Knott’s in 1988 as Bigfoot Rapids.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Expect breathtaking mountain views, great hiking, fishing, and rafting along the Nolichucky River.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
  • With easy access to hiking trails, rafting excursions, and birdwatching spots, the area has become a favorite among active solo expats who enjoy spending time outdoors.
    — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • Summer brings the biggest crowds, who come to raft the New and the nearby Gauley River during the warmest time of year, but the park is very much a year-round destination.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 19 July 2021

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