roll around

phrasal verb

rolled around; rolling around; rolls around
informal
: to arrive or happen again
By the time Friday rolls around, I'm ready for the weekend.

Examples of roll around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web My mouth, with this peppercorn rolling around in it, was very happy. Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2024 An additional three-month extension is also on the table should a sale be in progress by the time the deadline rolls around, per The Hollywood Reporter. Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024 Activities & Experiences High season expectedly rolls around in the summer when guests can take full advantage of their time on the lake. Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024 The set includes a rolling bell that can be shaken and eventually picked up and rolled around when your baby gains more strength. Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024 But by the time the wedding rolled around, Raven was pretty dedicated to the relationship, even opting to wear a gele in honor of SK’s Nigerian heritage. Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024 The early scenes between Art and Patrick are some of the film’s most endearing, as the gangly teenagers roll around and hang off one another like rambunctious golden retrievers. Peter Debruge, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024 By the time the year 2000 rolled around, though, Telewski had taken a position at MSU, and one of his senior colleagues, Jan Zeevaart, invited him to join the experiment. Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024 Fitzgerald hopes that outfield seating is added and a bigger scoreboard is put in place by the time 2025 rolls around. Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024

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“Roll around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20around. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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