How to Use body roll in a Sentence

body roll

noun
  • Adding steam and pulling hard around a curve, the body roll is well contained.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 21 May 2021
  • The damping gets hard, the road feel gets thrashy, the body roll goes from nil to none.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 6 July 2017
  • Trail had been beaten to death with a claw hammer, and his body rolled up in a rug.
    — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Even body roll is mostly kept in check when hustling through corners.
    — David Beard, Car and Driver, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Initial laps induced jerky handling and lots of body roll.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Its mushy brake pedal, slow steering, and body roll in corners kept back-road speeds in check.
    — Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 27 Apr. 2022
  • As a vehicle drives through a corner, the bar twists to limit the body roll.
    — Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 18 May 2016
  • But faster corners and twisty roads result in some serious body roll.
    — Jeremy White, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2024
  • On paved roads, this helps the vehicle take turns without undue body roll.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Joan encourages the men from her spot on the stage, and even attempts a few body rolls herself.
    — EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
  • About halfway through, Dylan showed off his now-classic body roll move.
    — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The compliance in those big tires meant that steering feel wasn’t much to write home about and there was some body roll.
    — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 28 June 2021
  • The shooter hopped in the moving van and sped off, while the victim's lifeless body rolled off the porch.
    — Leila Atassi, cleveland.com, 3 Jan. 2018
  • There's a bit more body roll, and the Honda isn't quite as eager to dive into corners.
    — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 14 June 2023
  • And the active roll bars and Bilstein adaptive dampers rein-in body roll and keep things level.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Mid-corner bumps upset the chassis, and there's more body roll than expected.
    — Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 8 July 2020
  • Steering, handling, and braking are all great, with a healthy amount of road feel and minimal body roll.
    — Jason Fogelson, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Over large swells in the road, the Spectre can be slightly too floaty front to back, but body roll is well controlled.
    — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 3 July 2023
  • Its chassis is focused and tenacious, with limited body roll and plenty of grip.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 11 May 2022
  • There wasn’t much body roll in turns, and very little dive or squat in hard breaking and acceleration.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2021
  • The wee ute responded with instant torque — and minimal body roll thanks to the sub-floor battery pack.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 13 Mar. 2021
  • No body roll and plenty of zig on the curves, while still showing charming Cadillac road manners.
    — Scott Sturgis, Philly.com, 22 June 2018
  • Less body roll, dive, and squat interfere with the sensations of rapid progress through the countryside.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Through a series of broad sweepers and a few tighter corners, the chassis holds smooth and steady with nearly zero body roll.
    — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2023
  • There is more body roll, and a keen tush detects a bit of flex in the unibody when the chassis is stressed in corners or by pockmarked roads.
    — Annie White, Car and Driver, 24 June 2020
  • Having the weight of the battery down low in the car helps to keep body roll to a minimum even with a softer suspension.
    — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
  • My algorithm turned into just Korean men doing body rolls for a few months.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The suspension kept the car stable and planted in sharp maneuvers, with little body roll, squat or dive.
    — Mark Phelan, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The suspension kept the car stable and planted in sharp maneuvers, with little body roll, squat or dive.
    — Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • There's little body roll, and the steering is direct and precise—if a little heavy in its sportier drive settings.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 11 Feb. 2020

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