roll about
phrasal verb
rolled about; rolling about; rolls about
British, informal
: to arrive or happen again
We'll be better prepared the next time the elections roll about.
Examples of roll about in a Sentence
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The helicopter rolled about 45 degrees, hitting the tips of the rotor blades on the asphalt.
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Thomas Lawrencedavid Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2010
Fates are decided as soon as the clerk calls the roll about 9 a.m.
—Aidan Gardiner, New York Times, 18 July 2023
Thomas Lawrencedavid Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2010
Fates are decided as soon as the clerk calls the roll about 9 a.m.
—Aidan Gardiner, New York Times, 18 July 2023
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“Roll about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20about. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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