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roller skates

  • plural
    of roller skate.
    roller skate
    noun
    a form of skate with four wheels or rollers instead of a runner, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction.
roller-skates
  • present tense form
    of roller-skate (3rd person singular).
    roller skate
    noun
    a form of skate with four wheels or rollers instead of a runner, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction.

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In addition to those quirky flavor names like Smokey Dokey and Here Comes Truffle, it was selling holographic roller skates and being pen pals with fans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Under the California Vehicle Code, it is illegal for anyone on an e-bike, bicycle, motorcycle or roller skates to attach themselves to another vehicle on a road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Near a resort pool and on a narrow balcony, she prances around in a variety of adorable outfits including a pair of custom bedazzled hot pink heel roller skates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

Like a skateboard built out of roller skates, “Vivien’s Wild Ride” is a collection of parts fashioned into something not quite streamlined, but moving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

There were a few fine prizes; roller skates, a catcher’s mitt, a doll with real hair and so on.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

The highly anticipated film roller-skates into theaters July 21.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

Mr. Rockman travels on roller-skates — an exhilarating if terrifying experience when plunging down the mountains outside Jerusalem toward the coastal plain outside Tel Aviv.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2022

Todd Phillips trains the camera on the movie screen as the Little Tramp roller-skates closer and closer to a steep drop.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2020

The wheels were basic - taken from roller-skates and attached to the board - but Wang quickly became an enthusiast.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2016

He was a very good skater and all, but I couldn't enjoy it much because I kept picturing him practicing to be a guy that roller-skates on the stage.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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