roll down
phrasal verb
rolled down; rolling down; rolls down
1
: to move (something) down especially by turning a handle
She rolled down the car window.
2
: to unfold the edge of (something, such as a shirt sleeve or pants leg) to make it longer
He rolled down his sleeves.
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As armored vehicles rolled down the street in front of the president, on the other side of the country, the Marines who Trump deployed to Los Angeles appeared at a demonstration for the first time, standing guard outside a federal building.
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Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
That year Macron rolled down the Champs-Élysées in a military jeep.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 15 June 2025
After being pulled over by police, Mason allegedly refused to roll down his window for the officers, who removed Mason from his car.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
Thousands of soldiers will descend on Washington D.C, as tanks roll down the streets and aircraft fly overhead, in an American military parade that coincides with President Donald Trump's birthday.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
That year Macron rolled down the Champs-Élysées in a military jeep.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 15 June 2025
After being pulled over by police, Mason allegedly refused to roll down his window for the officers, who removed Mason from his car.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
Thousands of soldiers will descend on Washington D.C, as tanks roll down the streets and aircraft fly overhead, in an American military parade that coincides with President Donald Trump's birthday.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for roll down
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“Roll down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20down. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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