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
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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.
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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
The outlook for live sports streaming could be much different by the time Opening Day 2025 rolls around.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 28 Mar. 2024
Keep in Mind This option may roll around in a console or roll off a table.
—Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2024
Kane exceeded her expectations, and once 2018 rolled around, the brand was acquired by Will Packer Media, with hopeful plans to expand into television, film, and in-person events.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 27 Mar. 2024
By the time their first birthday rolls around, babies are usually starting to show more interest in exploring books on their own.
—Julie Evans, Parents, 22 Mar. 2024
This was history for USC, a program en route to a likely no. 1 seed when Selection Sunday rolls around next week, a program that has risen back to the forefront of national collegiate women’s basketball.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2024
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
The outlook for live sports streaming could be much different by the time Opening Day 2025 rolls around.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 28 Mar. 2024
Keep in Mind This option may roll around in a console or roll off a table.
—Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2024
Kane exceeded her expectations, and once 2018 rolled around, the brand was acquired by Will Packer Media, with hopeful plans to expand into television, film, and in-person events.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 27 Mar. 2024
By the time their first birthday rolls around, babies are usually starting to show more interest in exploring books on their own.
—Julie Evans, Parents, 22 Mar. 2024
This was history for USC, a program en route to a likely no. 1 seed when Selection Sunday rolls around next week, a program that has risen back to the forefront of national collegiate women’s basketball.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Roll around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20around. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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