roll
Example Sentences
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The names roll past like pressed shirts at a dry cleaner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
But a scheme designed to buy back these now-prohibited guns from their owners has had a bumpy roll out, and the programme looks likely to miss the mark.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Corporate profits will be the next big test as first-quarter earnings roll in.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Much like the first installment, “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” features a couple of bonus scenes that are shown after the credits begin to roll.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Tansy too, to see that we’d roll the ball to Little Britches for her turn.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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