roll by

Example Sentences

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“The kids used to roll by and they’d do the arm thing to get you to honk the horn,” Shearer said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“We’re here and we’re going to continue fighting for our rights and for others who cannot fight for themselves,” Samantha Robles, 21, told The Times as she watched the parade roll by.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2025

If instead of the ever-increasing weather-related flight delays caused by global warming, we might be cozily ensconced in a viewing car, watching the storm roll by.

From Slate • Aug. 11, 2023

I eventually moved to New York, seeing California only in short spurts during the holidays, watching the hills roll by on my way to and from the airport.

From New York Times • May 30, 2023

She turned her gaze out the window, watching the colorless winter landscape roll by.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan