How to Use roll down in a Sentence

roll down

phrasal verb
  • The car rolled down the hill, into a ravine and landed against a tree.
    Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 5 July 2023
  • No one was found in the front seat, and the driver's side window was rolled down.
    Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Then, a foot on the screen nudges the bottle of wine and sends it rolling down a set of concrete stairs.
    Shaeden Berry, refinery29.com, 20 July 2023
  • But Ellis couldn't roll down the window to talk to the teen because the air was too smoky.
    Ashley Riegle, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The car veered off the roadway, rolled down an embankment and hit a tree.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The bouncers locked the doors and rolled down a garage door-style window opening.
    The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Once inside the car, the tears continued to roll down his face.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • There are grips around the top to stop it from rolling down, and the material is very nice.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2024
  • At the same moment, an SUV pulled up, and the driver rolled down her window.
    Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Brian said to Jim, as the rancher pulled over and rolled down his window.
    Eli Saslow Erin Schaff, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Place hard avocados in a paper bag and fold or roll down the top to close the bag.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The Lancaster terminal was cleaned out, and the doors rolled down and locked.
    Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Choose your metaphor: A door opens, a page turns, a window rolls down and a new dog’s sweet nose will sniff the fresh air of freedom.
    Mariashines, cleveland, 24 July 2023
  • From Uptown to Lakeview, floats, trucks, golf carts and cars decked out with streamers and flags rolled down the street.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2023
  • Esther felt a sudden wave of nausea and tears once again rolled down her cheeks.
    Mathias Énard, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2023
  • According to reviewers, the bike shorts don’t roll down, and the fabric isn’t see through.
    Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2023
  • After the Fiat rolls down the Spanish Steps like a toddler on a knoll, their places are reversed.
    Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • At the top of the ladder-like stairs that rolled down to meet me with a thud there was now a hole in the ceiling where Nick Cave himself stood, bathed in backlight.
    Mark Mordue, SPIN, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The wife, sitting innocently in the passenger’s seat, might roll down the window and make the toss.
    TIME, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The loggia looks over the swimming pool, beyond which a tree-shaded lawn rolls down to the estate’s 300 feet of river frontage.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2023
  • During their wedding day last month, Seewald rolled down the 60 feet aisle for about 40 feet in her wheelchair.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • This was a man on an electric scooter, rolling down a crowded Seattle street in the early evening, strapped with a gun.
    USA Today, 26 June 2023
  • Once on the surface, a small panel in the side of Vikram will open and the six-wheeled, suitcase-sized rover Pragyan will roll down a ramp and begin exploring.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Cons Depending on the workout, these leggings can roll down.
    Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
  • If the answer is chosen correctly, the ball will roll down and stop just before hitting the player.
    Caroline Brew, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
  • This year, after a deluge of winter rain and snow, water rolled down the San Joaquin and Tuolumne rivers, filling up the site for the first time since it had been restored.
    Jake Bittle, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024
  • When the car came to a stop, the female driver can be seen rolling down her window and peering out at the carnage around the vehicle, according to the video.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • During his session, Daniels went through a range of emotions, visibly moved as tears rolled down his face.
    Lisa Ling, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The roads are narrow and windy, and some are partially obstructed by huge boulders that rolled down the steep hills during the earthquake.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 10 Sep. 2023
  • As the train started to move, the operator of an incoming train rolled down his window and started to yell at Michael.
    Joshua Needelman, Curbed, 16 Aug. 2023

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