rollicked

past tense of rollick

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rollicked
Verb
  • When Doncic played for the Dallas Mavericks and led them to the 2024 NBA Finals, his two centers — Derek Lively and Daniel Gafford — were exceptional in their roles as lob threats, blocking shots and rolling to the rim.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The rivalry is so intense that overnight in Mexico, fans played instruments, sang, and made as much noise as possible outside the Ecuador team hotel to deprive the squad of sleep.
    Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Members of the Orange Army danced, sang, marched and partied, saying their iconic celebrations were a way to bring joy to the World Cup, regardless of the outcome on the pitch.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • The Congo fans danced, sang, hugged, shouted in disbelief.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • After training sessions, the dogs frolicked on the sprawling back deck that Annie had transformed into a canine playground, complete with a swimming pool.
    Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
  • The trucks hauling the snow frolicked in the water, sending dirty gray ripples toward me.
    Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Queen of Cheese 007 hopped on the plane with her outfit, while Janssen barely managed to fit his costume in his suitcase.
    Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
  • Goodall had toiled 23 years as a janitor in a Terre Haute, Indiana, middle school when the 55-year old hopped a flight for the first time in his life, and took the AGT stage in Los Angeles.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Things hit a boiling point when Contreras leaped into the air and hurled his batting helmet directly at Cavalli.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Notably, no players publicly leapt to Bielsa’s defence after the Copa America, with former captain Godin stating that Suarez had tried to address the issues internally.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • The sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In November, the president was on hand as the NFL’s Washington Commanders hosted the Detroit Lions, and the visitors romped 44-22.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 12 June 2026
  • Ticket prices are skyrocketing with the league's biggest market finally back in the series, with tickets inside the Garden so hard to acquire that Knicks fans have instead bought up seats in Atlanta, Philadelphia and Cleveland as their team romped through the Eastern Conference playoffs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • This phase is frequently under-budgeted or skipped altogether, despite being one of the most important stages of development.
    Denys Kliuch, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Cassettes fluttered, CDs skipped, and choosing a dozen albums for a trip meant leaving dozens more behind.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 June 2026
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“Rollicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rollicked. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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