How to Use roll down in a Sentence

roll down

verb
  • Philip rolled down the window and put out his hand.
    — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • Do not leave your pet in a hot car ever, even with windows rolled down.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Blood is rolling down the shins of Mitchell Hooper.
    — James Billot, Washington Post, 28 May 2026
  • Better yet, the dress can also be rolled down into a skirt.
    — Hayley Domin, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
  • The mounded plants keep your focus rolling down the garden bed.
    — Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 5 June 2026
  • This man pulled up and rolled down the window and started calling out your name.
    — Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Some cars may roll down the front windows first, followed by the back windows.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • The van rolled down a steep embankment before coming to rest against a tree.
    — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Five-hundred-year-old cypress trees had been ripped from their roots and sent rolling down the river.
    — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
  • The car struck an electrical line pole and rolled down an embankment.
    — ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The car struck an electrical line pole and rolled down an embankment.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • This bag weighs just a few ounces and rolls down to the size of a tennis ball, yet expands to nearly full size.
    — Jamie Davis Smith, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Buses roll down rural roads where sheep still outnumber cars.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
  • What this means to you Most people will never see one of these machines rolling down their street.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The car went through a guardrail, hit an electrical line pole, rolled down an embankment and caught fire.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The animal reportedly rolled down a slope, then got back up and charged at the hunter.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The heavy amounts of snow can then roll down a nearby slope, such as a hill or mountain, Reynaud said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The heavy amounts of snow can then roll down a nearby slope, such as a hill or mountain, Reynaud said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Su Yiming sat in the snow at the bottom of the snowboarding course, tears rolling down his cheeks.
    — ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Someone from our group rolled down the window to inquire about the early exodus.
    — Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The car went through a guardrail and hit an electrical line pole before rolling down an embankment and catching fire.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Horner has his window rolled down, and a woman outside tells him that there has been a kidnapping of a 7-year-old.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Even with the windows rolled down, temperatures quickly rise, putting your pet’s safety at risk.
    — Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • To save fuel, roll down windows at lower speeds and use the air conditioner at highway speeds.
    — Keith Laing, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Set the scene Along dusty roads bordered by prickly pears, Kissamos’ taxi drivers roll down windows.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Each short has an 8-inch inseam for ample coverage and a thick waistband to keep it in place and prevent it from rolling down your body.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • Occasionally, through a loudspeaker, the drones give an order to open a bag or roll down a window.
    — Justin Salhani, The Dial, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Some casually rolled down the sidewalks on their scooters, as others talked on their phones and waited at bus stations.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 18 June 2026
  • Authorities said the vehicle rolled down the embankment and landed on its wheels, then caught fire.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The resulting brawl saw the alligator rapidly tumbling at the officers like a log rolling down hill.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026

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