Sentence examples for a dolly from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a dolly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a small wheeled cart or platform used for moving heavy objects, or in the context of film and photography, it refers to a wheeled cart or similar device used to create smooth camera movements.
Example: "The crew set up a dolly to capture the scene from different angles."
Alternatives: "a cart" or "a platform".

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We didn't have a dolly, either.

Sara said, "What a dolly".

That really was a dolly!

His skateboard was used for a dolly shot.

Miss Nightingale is a Dolly Levi of the 'hood.

It wasn't a dolly, but it was very catchable.

Greenwich Village gets a dolly pair by Richard Meier.

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A doll cake (known in the cake decorating world as a "Dolly Varden" cake).

Standing among the spotlights by a dolly-mounted 35-mm.

I felt like I was on a dolly-cam, seeing her through the lens of a movie camera.

The two-wheeled front half becomes a dolly-like shopping cart, easily manoeuverable through markets and over sidewalks.

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