How to Use roll up in a Sentence

roll up

verb
  • The sleeves are easy to roll up, too.
    — Olivia Dubyak, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • Her thumbs, the skin on her thumbs was rolled up.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Blood donors will get some perks for rolling up their sleeves.
    — Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But wipe your brow, roll up your sleeves, and get stuck in.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
  • Pick items off the floors and roll up your rugs to keep them dry.
    — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2024
  • Time to roll up the sleeves, grab a glove and get in the game!
    — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Time to roll up the sleeves, grab a glove and get in the game!
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Ashley rolls up her sleeves, ready to fight.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Some plants' leaves roll up when under stress.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
  • Walk your hands back toward your feet and roll up to stand.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This calls you to roll up your sleeves and streamline your life.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Nichushkin shows up, rolls up his sleeves and goes to work in front of the net.
    — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Margaret wasn’t afraid to roll up her sleeves and do hard work.
    — Stephanie Forshee, Fortune, 14 May 2024
  • But, part of it is rolling up your sleeves and going to work.
    — CBS News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Someone who’s gonna roll up their sleeves and get the job done.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Or rolling up his sleeves to make rice bowls with their daughter.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • So roll up your sleeves, jump in with both feet and get started.
    — Michael Newman, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
  • He was forced to roll up his sleeves and put in the work himself.
    — Julian Epp, The New Republic, 1 July 2022
  • Sometimes, that means rolling up her sleeves with the best of them.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
  • Has his left leg rolled up on, but right knee also in the mess.
    — Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Then, place a hot dog on one end of the crescent piece and roll up.
    — Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2021
  • For the bed frame, roll up two logs, side by side and about 3 feet apart.
    — Popular Science, 28 May 2020
  • Ambrose, in a shirt and tie, his sleeves rolled up, leaned back in his chair.
    — Christian Sheckler, ProPublica, 20 July 2019
  • Oysters and lobster rolls up and down the coast.
    — Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The other two mats were being rolled up.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The windshield shade rolls up for easy storage when not in use.
    — Variety Editors, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Lil rolled up the food pack while Andy and I drowned the fire.
    — Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
  • My father’s sleeves rolled up at the oars of the rowing boat.
    — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
  • Don't be afraid to roll up your sleeves, dive into a project and get your hands dirty.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, 21 July 2019
  • Just step out of the virtual world, roll up sleeves and get to it.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026

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