a whole raft of

a whole raft of

Meaning:

• a large collection of something
• things or people in a very large number

Example:

1. A whole raft of techniques was used during the presentation in the annual meeting.
2. A whole raft of students protested against the college management a week ago.
3. I have a whole raft of books because I love reading books.
4. She has a whole raft of clothes in her cupboard yet she always complains of having nothing to wear.
5. The actress has a separate cupboard for a whole raft of designer watches as she revealed in the interview to the magazines revealing her love for watches.
6. A whole raft of people lost their lives during the floods that hit the southern region last year.
7. He has a whole raft of guitars that he uses during various musical events.

Origin:
The word raff has been modified to the word raft here where raff means ‘huge quantity' not the garbage. We are looking further your contribution to refine this article.