raising the roof
Example Sentences
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Thomas Bryant capped the mini-streak with a dunk so ferocious that it got the paltry crowd on its feet and miming raising the roof in unison with the backup center.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022
This had Wednesday fans raising the roof and Guardiola’s men in frantic mode.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 4, 2020
The 89 House Democratic women, all dressed in white, and their male counterparts started cheering, high-fiving, and in the case of one New Hampshire Rep. Annie Kuster, raising the roof.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2019
The revival of Wilson’s powerful, raucous drama is raising the roof at the Mark Taper Forum, where the play, currently in previews, opens Sept. 11.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2016
Ordinarily, he would have accepted the situation, without joy, no doubt, but certainly without raising the roof.
From The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident by Saltus, Edgar
