Example Sentences

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That mellow approach made her such an outlier in the vicious world of international figure skating that she might as well have showed up with roller skates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 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

When it finally arrives in theaters, I’ll be strapping on my rocket-powered roller skates to get there as quick as possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

At the O2, that pain seemed a distant memory, as he careened around the U-shaped stage on roller skates, pulling off a flawless moonwalk, and even freeze-framing in a handstand.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

She had new white leather roller skates, and I couldn’t help feeling a little envious.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine