roll in
phrasal verb
rolled in; rolling in; rolls in
1
: to appear or arrive in large numbers or amounts
The money has been rolling in.
2
: to arrive at a place especially later than usual or expected
He finally rolled in at 3:30 in the morning.
Examples of roll in in a Sentence
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Bhatia rolled in for birdie once more to clinch his first PGA Tour title since the Barracuda Championship last year and $1.6 million in prize money.
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Jack Bantock, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
At least four people were killed by falling trees in separate incidents in New York, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire on Wednesday and Thursday, as treacherous storms rolled in from the Midwest and pummeled the Northeast with heavy rain and powerful winds.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Each nudibranch, after its roll in the sea sponge, will then lay egg masses: orange, yellow, blue or pink spirals, some containing millions of eggs.
—Helen Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Democrats remain on top of voter rolls in a county that Joe Biden won by seven points in 2020, but Republicans are narrowing the gap and Levine Cava’s own survey showed Donald Trump winning Miami-Dade by double digits.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
A helping hand rolled in with a $50,000 Midi Loan from Metro’s METCO program.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 19 Mar. 2024
These discounts are rolling in ahead of Amazon’s first-ever Big Spring Sale, which starts on March 20.
—Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Peter Malnati rolled in five birdies, charged up the leaderboard and captured the Valspar Championship title on Sunday in Palm Harbor, Florida.
Malnati, a 36-year-old former Missouri Tigers standout, won his second career PGA Tour event — and his first since November 2015.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2024
Reports of the issue started rolling in around 8 a.m. CT with the main problem being kicked off the site and not having the ability to log back in.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
Jack Bantock, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
At least four people were killed by falling trees in separate incidents in New York, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire on Wednesday and Thursday, as treacherous storms rolled in from the Midwest and pummeled the Northeast with heavy rain and powerful winds.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Each nudibranch, after its roll in the sea sponge, will then lay egg masses: orange, yellow, blue or pink spirals, some containing millions of eggs.
—Helen Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Democrats remain on top of voter rolls in a county that Joe Biden won by seven points in 2020, but Republicans are narrowing the gap and Levine Cava’s own survey showed Donald Trump winning Miami-Dade by double digits.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
A helping hand rolled in with a $50,000 Midi Loan from Metro’s METCO program.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 19 Mar. 2024
These discounts are rolling in ahead of Amazon’s first-ever Big Spring Sale, which starts on March 20.
—Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Peter Malnati rolled in five birdies, charged up the leaderboard and captured the Valspar Championship title on Sunday in Palm Harbor, Florida.
Malnati, a 36-year-old former Missouri Tigers standout, won his second career PGA Tour event — and his first since November 2015.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2024
Reports of the issue started rolling in around 8 a.m. CT with the main problem being kicked off the site and not having the ability to log back in.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Roll in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20in. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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