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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In one of the clips, a wall of water, mud and debris could be seen rolling down the mountainside.
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Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Footage shows the officers exit an unmarked police vehicle, draw their weapons and repeatedly order Reed to roll down his SUV’s tinted windows.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
My view is that this is the first tiny snowball that is starting to roll down a snowy hill and soon will be a gigantic avalanche that everybody will be talking about.
Time will tell.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
On road trips, my friends and I, all under the age of 30, still roll down the windows and blast the Eagles.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
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Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Footage shows the officers exit an unmarked police vehicle, draw their weapons and repeatedly order Reed to roll down his SUV’s tinted windows.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
My view is that this is the first tiny snowball that is starting to roll down a snowy hill and soon will be a gigantic avalanche that everybody will be talking about.
Time will tell.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
On road trips, my friends and I, all under the age of 30, still roll down the windows and blast the Eagles.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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