How to Use on a roll in a Sentence

on a roll

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  • That hasn’t been the case for the last couple of months because Dior has been on a roll.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 4 June 2026
  • The sandwiches come either on a roll or a baguette and are made with Boar’s Head meats and cheeses.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 July 2026
  • Defensive stocks have been on a roll as the AI trade has hit turbulence.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Despite Erasmus’s wrath, the Renaissance cut-and-pasters were on a roll—for a while.
    — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But with Gómez and Morris on a roll, Twins relievers have settled in over the last month.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Whether part of those sessions or recorded at another time, Richards has been on a roll with his solo contributions to those albums.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Abarno was on a roll – his third TD came with 23 seconds left in the first, another pass to Bouchard, who jumped over the pylon in the end zone for the touchdown.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Temporary has been on a roll of late, with its revenue virtually even with Bally’s interim casino in downtown Chicago.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Apple’s stock price has been on a roll (up 24% year to date) unlike some other tech giants as the industry invests heavily in data centers and chips as an AI arms race unfolds.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 July 2026
  • Women’s volleyball is on a roll The UCLA women’s volleyball team extended its win streak to five matches with two big home victories.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Conversely, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is on a roll despite returning from last season’s devastating knee injury.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Mitchell Leff / Getty Images So while the number of seats for fans might have gone up, the actual number of seats for sale to the average fan have actually gone down — a trend that is on a roll across the country in all major sports.
    — Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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