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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Witnesses stood in shock as an armored military-style truck rolled down Lafayette, and protesters chased federal agents to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices at 26 Federal Plaza where there were five more arrests.
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
The passenger rolled down her window to berate protesters.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
The driver rolled down the window.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
This doesn’t just happen for balls rolling down hills, but for rain that pools into puddles, ponds, and lakes, for molecules that fold into a particular configuration, and even for electrons that cascade down into a stable or quasi-stable energy state.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
The passenger rolled down her window to berate protesters.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
The driver rolled down the window.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
This doesn’t just happen for balls rolling down hills, but for rain that pools into puddles, ponds, and lakes, for molecules that fold into a particular configuration, and even for electrons that cascade down into a stable or quasi-stable energy state.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 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 30 Oct. 2025.
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