roll
verb (used without object)
to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
rolls
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pluralof roll.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof roll (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
rollverb (used without object)to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
Example Sentences
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Initially, Minnesota did share some information when the DOJ asked, mostly relating to maintenance of its voter rolls, which is congressionally mandated.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Church fairs were as likely to serve pancit and spring rolls as hamburgers and tacos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
According to interviews and internal emails reviewed by ProPublica, career staffers at the Justice Department warned that transferring voter rolls to HSI to enable it to search for noncitizen voters could violate federal privacy laws.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
And as AI rolls in, and things change, somebody leaves, and you sort of say to yourself, “Do I really need to replace that person?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Still acting as a foreman, Phineas calls out for his time book and makes an entry as he rolls toward town.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
