How to Use roll up in a Sentence

roll up

verb
  • Time to roll up the sleeves, grab a glove and get in the game!
    — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Time to roll up the sleeves, grab a glove and get in the game!
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • At the end of the last scene, the screen rolled up, with the paintings from the film on view in the gallery.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Nichushkin shows up, rolls up his sleeves and goes to work in front of the net.
    — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Pick items off the floors and roll up your rugs to keep them dry.
    — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2024
  • He was forced to roll up his sleeves and put in the work himself.
    — Julian Epp, The New Republic, 1 July 2022
  • Don’t expect the French to just roll up, not in front of this crowd.
    — Jeré Longman, New York Times, 28 June 2019
  • For the bed frame, roll up two logs, side by side and about 3 feet apart.
    — Popular Science, 28 May 2020
  • But, part of it is rolling up your sleeves and going to work.
    — CBS News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Someone who’s gonna roll up their sleeves and get the job done.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Then, place a hot dog on one end of the crescent piece and roll up.
    — Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Roll down the window and peep, then roll up the window.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Squads rolled up to their house with the lights flashing and the sirens blaring.
    — Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2020
  • On this Sunday, Max told Mark to go out and help the grounds crew roll up the tarp.
    — Robert General, Indianapolis Star, 16 June 2019
  • In the 1990s, people did not just roll up and shoot video of children on the street.
    — Dan Brooks, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Now the trick is to get more of the nation's younger people to roll up their sleeves.
    — Matthew Perrone and Carla K. Johnson, Star Tribune, 22 Apr. 2021
  • This calls you to roll up your sleeves and streamline your life.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Spread some cream cheese on a slice of ham, place a pickle spear at the edge of the ham and roll up.
    — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
  • Israeli adults were among the first in the world to roll up their sleeves for a Covid-19 vaccine.
    — Dov Lieber, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2022
  • So, roll up your sleeves, gather with friends and dive in.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The current issues are here to stay for the long term—roll up your sleeves.
    — Lora Cecere, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Margaret wasn’t afraid to roll up her sleeves and do hard work.
    — Stephanie Forshee, Fortune, 14 May 2024
  • The best way to get there is to roll up your sleeves and start planning today.
    — Stan Christiaens, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Brooks rolled up 75 percent of the vote to Lewis’ 25 percent.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Ambrose, in a shirt and tie, his sleeves rolled up, leaned back in his chair.
    — Christian Sheckler, ProPublica, 20 July 2019
  • Once it is rolled up, seal the ends and press down lightly to seal the lengthwise seam.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Or, take a streetwear approach and add a trendy sneaker and roll up the cuff of the pant to show off the shoes.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 28 July 2023
  • The company, McGilvery said, would have to roll up their sleeves and get to work.
    — Alden Woods, azcentral, 19 June 2019
  • When Sam, 5, rolled up to the park in jeans and a blue fleece, Adeline took an interest.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
  • As the end credits begin to roll up the side of the screen, Sonny is shown racing the sand dunes in Baha in a dune buggy.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

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