Sentence examples for roll hit from inspiring English sources

From the sushi bar, a beautifully turned-out scorpion king roll hit the spot.

The rock lobster achieved perhaps its greatest level of fame back in 1979, when it was the title and subject (ostensibly, though it was hard to figure out what the song was really about) of a rock 'n' roll hit by the B-52's.

Cliff Richard had the first British rock and roll hit with "Move It", effectively ushering in the sound of British rock.

Outside Landers got a special treat on Sunday afternoon when Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler joined blues legend Mavis Staples onstage for a surprise cover of "The Weight," the 1968 rock and roll hit by The Band.

In the background, Fats Domino sounded from the stereo with his 1950's rock 'n' roll hits.

New disc jockeys were hired, including Mr. Ingram and Mr. Morrow, and the station started playing rock 'n' roll hits because young listeners were the easiest ones to woo from other stations.

9) And finally, Minnesota's Brian Dozier is on a career roll, hitting three home runs on Monday against the Royals: Then on Tuesday he hit another against KC - his seventh in five games - which, well, is a lot.

The Goelet, where Cousin Brucie once bawled out the names of rock 'n' roll hits of the 60's and now is an office building that includes the World Gym and the Saloon, is dwarfed by high-rises.

Inspired by the new sounds sweeping the United States, he teamed up with the French songwriter Boris Vian to make some of France's first rock 'n' roll hits, including "Rock and Roll Mops".

Mr. Hinton's big round bass tones can also be heard on early rock 'n' roll hits by the Drifters and the Coasters and easy-listening albums by Andre Kostelanetz and Guy Lombardo.

Even in the 1960's, Mexican bands were listening to the "border blasters," high-wattage radio stations broadcasting to the United States from Mexican territory and recording Spanish-language cover versions of American rock 'n' roll hits.