18 example sentences using roll.
Roll used in a sentence
Roll in a sentence as a noun
He's done nothing in crypto, and he's rolled his own protocol.
Nobody will accuse you of funding a troll.
Lets say they roll out digital signage, and it costs a lot of money, and it doesn't work right.
So the $14 trillion rolls over in perpetuity.
* Switzerland finally allowed women to vote in... drum roll... 1971.
I was sort-of waiting for the "gee its time to upgrade" mark to roll around in 3 or 4 years, but it hasn't happened yet.
"Yeah, we anticipated the "We don't fund patent trolls" objection.
If you don't want to spend a lot of energy, possibly a lot of time, and likely some money, just roll over now.
Telecoms like AT&T can't even be bothered to roll out the network upgrades they promised in the early 2000's.
Roll in a sentence as a verb
So as suddenly as markets lose confidence in the debt, it becomes impossible to roll over the debt and pay it off.
There's a vast chasm between selling virtual sheep to addicted grandmas and giving away the farm for less than the price of a toilet roll.
And those of us who've tried either are polite or roll our eyes....However, this person has some legitimately great ideas.
"I imagine 99% of the time that metaphor is made the author would be just as happy saying "JS is the new C", it simply doesn't roll off the tongue as well.
Most of these efforts are successful because they manage to position the person being targeted in a position where they just roll over.
And if you want something not in English, you have to find the nigh-undiscoverable 'roll over top right corner' to have the language selecter appear.
"If you can start early in life getting people accustomed to living in surveillance society then in future it'll be a lot easier to roll these things out to the larger populace.
Not only did they roll trucks to a residence to do a search that was almost mathematically guaranteed to come up blank, but when they did that, they hinted around at the secret program that got them to do it.
Likewise for playing video games or hiking in the woods or listening to rock-and-roll or producing reality-TV shows or most any other activity you can name whose main goal is relaxation, entertainment, escape from life's burdens, or just plain self-indulgence.
Roll definitions
rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"
a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls"
See also: roster
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
See also: roller
photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"
See also: bankroll
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
See also: paradiddle
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
See also: scroll
anything rolled up in cylindrical form
the act of throwing dice
See also: cast
walking with a swaying gait
a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
See also: bowl
move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
See also: wheel
occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past"
See also: undulate
flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper"
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"
arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"
shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"
execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"
See also: revolve
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"
boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"
See also: seethe
take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well"
show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"