hit the roof
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He heard the ball hit the roof, dashed toward the sound and retrieved the ball from under a bush.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025
“My head hit the roof of the carriage with the jolt,” Stefanos Gogakos, who was in a rear car, told state broadcaster ERT.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023
Another massive chance arrived for Wales on 67 minutes, but Fishlock's looping header from Holland's cross hit the roof of the net.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2021
Khris Davis hit a flyball that hit the roof and was caught by Alvarez.
From Fox News • Oct. 3, 2021
“You can’t eat it like that! You have to eat one piece at a time, faceup, so that the cinnamon and the sugar hit the roof of your mouth.”
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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