How to Use "Roll" with Example Sentences

roll (v): to move by turning over; to form something into a shape of a ball or tube

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Used with nouns:

"He rolled another cigarette."
(cigarette)

"The camera is rolling."
(camera)

"She rolled the dice."
(dice)

"He rolled his eyes."
(eyes)

"He rolled the ball to me."
(ball)

Used with adverbs:

"The ball rolled back."
(back, backward, away)

"The baby carriage was slowly rolling down the driveway."
(slowly, quickly)

"She tightly rolled the ball of yarn."
(tightly)

"He rolled up the newspaper and used it to swat a fly."
(up)

Used with prepositions:

"A ball rolled down the street."
(down)

"The pencil rolled off the table."
(off)

"I rolled the yarn into a ball."
(into)

roll (n): a small round piece of baked bread; a list of names

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Used with verbs:

"The teacher is calling roll."
(calling, taking)

Used with adjectives:

"The restaurant serves sweet rolls."
(sweet, dinner, whole wheat, crusty, soft, bread)

"We ate cinnamon rolls for breakfast."
(cinnamon, buttered)

"My son is on the honor roll."
(honor)

Used with nouns:

"The teacher is taking roll call."
(call)

Used with prepositions:

"Her name wasn't on the honor roll."
(on)