roll up
verb
rolled up; rolling up; rolls up
: to increase or acquire by successive accumulations : accumulate
rolled up a large majority
1
: to become larger by successive accumulations
2
: to arrive in a vehicle
celebrities rolling up in limousines
Examples of roll up in a Sentence
ticket sales are expected to roll up as the date of the concert nears
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The Bears rolled up season-high totals of 487 total yards and 31 first downs.
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Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
The claim set off a frenzy of online memes and commentators skewering the 63-year-old Ivy League graduate rolling up his sleeves and firing up the combine.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
Starting at wide end, roll up each triangle.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
Pinwheel cookies are rolled up into a maze of circular stripes, while checkerboard cookies feature alternating chocolate and vanilla squares.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2025
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Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
The claim set off a frenzy of online memes and commentators skewering the 63-year-old Ivy League graduate rolling up his sleeves and firing up the combine.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
Starting at wide end, roll up each triangle.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
Pinwheel cookies are rolled up into a maze of circular stripes, while checkerboard cookies feature alternating chocolate and vanilla squares.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roll up
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“Roll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20up. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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