How to Use rolling in a Sentence

rolling

adjective
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  • Bring the water to a rolling boil and cook for 1 minute.
    — Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Elsewhere, strong winds and rolling waves hit the shore up and down the East Coast.
    — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The bag, which is made of polyester, has a rolling stand that secures to the base of your tree.
    — Korin Miller, wsj.com, 16 Nov. 2023
  • There was a rolling screen, like a slideshow of pictures of me that was taken over the years.
    — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The train then travels through the rolling scenery of Napa Valley to Yountville and back.
    — Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The rolling blackouts were the first in TVA’s 90-year history.
    — Robert Kunzig, The Atlantic, 25 July 2023
  • UConn traveled 85 miles to get here and crossed through rolling meadows.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
  • In most years, Sass said the state has what is effectively a rolling start.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The kids have a comfort with Jacobsen and with the idea of living in front of a rolling camera.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The Bay Area’s end-of-month due date is the first big one in a series of rolling regional deadlines.
    — Ben Christopher, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Outdoors, the rolling grounds include vast swaths of grassy lawn, mature trees and a sparkling pool set well away from the main house.
    — James McClain, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Hot weather has not caused rolling outages in Texas since 2006.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • To stay among the vineyards and rolling hills, book a room at the elegant Montage Healdsburg.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2023
  • Or when the 46-year-old wakes Miranda in the wee hours of the morning while looking for rolling papers for their friends.
    — Justin Kirkland, ELLE, 13 July 2023
  • The property spans 88 acres and is filled with rolling hills, walking trails, fields, and farmland.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Using two hands, you’re meant to navigate with both the rolling, sliding bar and the spinning scroll wheel.
    — PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The scenery is harsh but elegant, rolling hills and pale green grasses and pink-streaked horizon lines.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
  • To fit the most clothes in your rolling duffle bag, think strategically.
    — Casey Clark, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2023
  • There’s a library with a rolling ladder, and shelves and drawers that look designed to have held his archive.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Pick-your-own apple orchards and rolling hills dot the picturesque valley.
    — Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Each week, the two get together to catch up on what is happening in the ever-rocking and rolling world of the Lakers.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The 19-acre vineyard will gently slope upwards, evoking the rolling Tuscan hills in the distance.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2024
  • That’s how the two ended up exploring Bali’s fields of orchids and rolling mountains.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
  • For the most unique stay, guests can book one of the suites that offers a rolling slide-out king bed that allows guests to sleep outdoors on a private terrace.
    — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 2 May 2024
  • The rolling thunder of missiles was soon heard from all quarters of the Ukrainian capital.
    — TIME, 2 Mar. 2024
  • All the campgrounds but Longs Peak Campground must be reserved in advance with a rolling six-month window.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The system, known as Rapid Dragon, involves rolling pallets of missiles out the back of airplanes.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Here, ancient redwood groves, lush farmlands, and rolling hills lie close to each other.
    — Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
  • The rolling hills were elevated enough to get cooling western breezes, with good soil and a good water supply by tapping into the water table not far below.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2024
  • In the Piedmont, rolling hills and farmland create incredible pastoral scenes that surround larger cities.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2024

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