Example Sentences

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The Sparks, who had been rolling offensively, were startled by their difficulty scoring.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

He also appears to have exhausted business losses he had been rolling over year after year to reduce his taxable income.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2022

The elephants had been rolling in red dust.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2022

Even though the Rockets had been rolling, coach Stephen Silas talked to them about getting off to better starts.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2021

That the ride I’d stepped onto seven months earlier had been rolling toward that moment of emptiness in front of the church sure as a runaway train on a clear stretch of track.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx