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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So roll down the windows, cue up some California tunes, and get ready to make memories. Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025 Heading further into the thing could have toppled our vehicle and sent us rolling down the embankment. Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 With Trump looking on, President Emmanuel Macron had commemorated the U.S. entry into the First World War with an impressive celebration of thousands of troops, tanks, and armored personnel carriers rolling down the Champs-Élysées, as military planes flew overhead. Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025 Slowly begin to arch your back and roll down your spine from your neck, mid-back and lower back. Christine Yu, New York Times, 24 Mar. 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 3 May. 2025.

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