roll about

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.

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Sutter County Fire said the vehicle rolled about 10 feet down an embankment and caught fire with the driver trapped inside. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Firefighters located the vehicle, which had rolled about 120 yards off the road and down a hill. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026 At the same time, the bull directs a spray of urine onto the underside of his neck and then rolls about in the wallow after it is dug, continuing to urinate in the wallow. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026 The vehicle rolled about 500 feet down the mountainside after slipping on a curve while returning from Manakamana Temple. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roll about

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“Roll about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20about. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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