Sentence examples for was rolled by from inspiring English sources

I couldn't tell if she was still conscious when she was rolled by me with an oxygen mask loosely in front of her face.

But the president may need to do some repair work with Democrats angered by the deep cuts in the plan — and a perception, held by some liberals, that Mr. Obama was rolled by the Republicans in the House.

It was a remorseless, bewildering assault; there was no respite anywhere on the pitch, not even when the ball was rolled by the goalkeeper to a full-back just outside the box.

The Australian said this net approval rating was the worst for a prime minister since Julia Gillard scored -34 points shortly before she was rolled by Kevin Rudd last year.

The immigration minister, Peter Dutton, said he wanted to "pay tribute to Gary Gray who, as he said, was rolled by his own caucus on this but nonetheless he still provided support over a long period of time for significant and sensible change".

A free kick earned by Hooper on the left side of the penalty area was rolled by Matthews into the path of Mulgrew, who side-footed into the bottom right-hand corner of Esson's net.

(Not that it needs to be rolled by hand with a rolling pin. A hand-crank pasta machine is a fine tool, perfect for a small batch).

They are rolled by machine, not by hand.

Perhaps these dice are being rolled by a vast, unseen, malevolent hand?

Or being rolled by four Thai women and left without a penny on a remote island.

Then he watches his quarry (Patrick Swayze) surf away on a monster wave that must have been rolled by Neptune himself.