Sentence examples for roller but from inspiring English sources

The civil service may once have been the fabled Roller but it has now become an old banger.

Carolee Carmello is in vibrant voice as the holy roller, but the storytelling is formulaic and the songs merely serviceable (2 30).

"I wasn't a great log roller, but I could make up for it with my underhand chop," McLeod said, of his time on the competitive lumberjacking circuit.

It is not very difficult to clean either a brush or a roller, but the task is often messy and time consuming.

With two out in the fourth, Clemens hurried off the mound toward the third-base line on Johnny Damon's topped roller, but bobbled the ball.

"I have made the most wonderful friends playing poker — all kinds of people play poker," said Ettinger, who is no high roller but has been enthralled lifelong with gamers at $10 ante tables.

GREEN ENERGY WILL RIDE A ROLLER-COASTER, BUT END THE YEAR ON TOP In early 2010, venture capital was pouring into green energy ventures, especially solar power.

Acquaintances describe Mr. Bacanovic not as a high-roller, but as a gregarious and hyperactive supporter of charities -- most prominently American Ballet Theater -- and especially as an outgoing party guest.

That's great for the high rollers, but would average Americans feel the benefits?

Ms. Hamnett uses no costume changes, and the set is merely three linen screens on rollers, but there are a few ingenious, no-frills special effects.

Yes, scheduling is an issue for golf's high rollers, but that can surely be solved by some joined-up thinking and negotiation.