How to Use rock and roll in a Sentence

rock and roll

1 of 2 noun
  • That can be rock and roll, too.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • This one is just pure rock and roll.
    — Anthony Jeselnik, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Jazz, soul, funk, gospel, rock and roll.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Then rock and roll all the way over rocks and through streams.
    — John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The tour is set to prove that rock and roll is far from dead.
    — Tomás Mier, PEOPLE.com, 10 Dec. 2021
  • There’s nothing like a great rock and roll show.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • There’s nothing quite like a good rock and roll show.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The look was kind of messy and a little rock and roll.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
  • Other bands have gotten in who aren’t even rock and roll.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The King made this song famous with his rock and roll take on it.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 7 Nov. 2022
  • In my mind, even rock and roll itself is a kind of protest music.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The whole idea was to show that rock and roll and rap could live together.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Needless to say, fans of the rock and roll legend are in for quite a show.
    — Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2022
  • And then there were some which were just straight rock and roll punk arrangements.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Who could be more rock and roll than Iggy Pop?
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
  • For years, Columbia had turned up its nose at rock and roll.
    — Michael Riedel, Vanity Fair, 22 June 2026
  • Jena seems ready to rock and roll ahead of Aronimink next month.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Houses of the Holy blew the doors off rock and roll in my opinion.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Cory Wells sang this song so well — the way it should be sung — kind of fun and rock and roll.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
  • This bluesy banshee sounded like no other white man in rock and roll.
    — James Wood, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
  • There’s a lot of rock and roll and guitar-focused kind of boogie stuff.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 9 June 2026
  • Oh wow, this is kind of the death of rock and roll and pop star outrageousness.
    — Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Father, husband, leader of a rock and roll band.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Some of the greatest rock and roll music ever was released in that year.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes, 6 May 2022
  • If Fox is giving rock and roll, her fiancé is sticking to punk.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Comedy probably took the place of rock and roll at some point.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
  • When the Beatles arrived, rock and roll was in its youth.
    — David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
  • The debate over what constitutes rock and roll is nothing new.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2022
  • In full rock and roll fashion, both boys whip their hair back and forth throughout the performance.
    — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
  • In full rock and roll fashion, both boys whipped their hair back and forth throughout the performance.
    — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2022

rock and roll

2 of 2 verb
  • ExploreWas Jimmy Carter the first rock and roll president?
    — Jill Vejnoska, ajc, 2016-05-17

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'rock and roll.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: