dolly
noun
a doll.
Example Sentences
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Liam Dawson was trapped plumb in front and Ryan Higgins dollied a catch to backward point as Spirit's batters tried and failed to get to grips with the top T20 wicket-taker of all time.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
Though it was also a thrill when you dollied in on films like the world’s top box-office hit of 2020, a title that had never made it through the walls of my particular media silo.
From Slate ● Jan. 1, 2021
Double was on hand Tuesday as the Möller was delivered from a Lithonia organ builder and dollied back to center stage.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2020
Then on the Serb’s serve in what he must have thought were the concluding moments of his work for the day, Djokovic dollied the most complacent of drop shots a tad long.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2015
Standard cinema technique is to use only one camera, which is dollied forward or backward for each different shot.
From Time Magazine Archive
