How to Use roller skate in a Sentence

roller skate

noun
Definition of roller skatenext
  • Yeah, my aunt took apart a roller skate and nailed it on a piece of wood.
    — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The last thing a skater wants is a roller skate’s heel (and wheels) falling off!
    — New York Times, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Here are some buying tips on how to find the right roller skate for you.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 2 June 2022
  • Rollerblades' wheels are set up in a straight line, while roller skates have two sets of side-by-side wheels in the front and back.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 22 July 2023
  • Teams would recruit and train women to roller skate and play.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 May 2021
  • In the 1990s, inline skates, a kind of roller skate, were all the rage, but their buzz had gotten quieter.
    — Tracee M. Herbaugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2022
  • So give them the gift of roller skates and tell them to use their imagination.
    — oregonlive, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Get out and roller skate or watch for sea life, or stay in and watch a concert or ballet.
    — oregonlive, 30 Dec. 2020
  • In the class the instructor, Tanya Dean, shows you how to do some fun dance moves on classic roller skates.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2020
  • By Christmas, both girls had a bicycle and a pair of roller skates.
    — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Dance shoes are taxable, too, as are sports gloves, roller skates and wetsuits.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al.com, 18 July 2019
  • That’s all Margot on roller skates, fighting a bunch of dudes on a moving carousel.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Or Erin Jackson, the 25-year-old speed skater who just switched over from roller skating four months ago.
    — Alyson Krueger, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2018
  • People bike, stroll, run, scoot, roller skate, skateboard and walk their dogs.
    — Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 17 Nov. 2020
  • The cost covers skate rentals, but patrons can use their own roller skates for a $3 discount.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 29 June 2024
  • Turns out there are a lot of people who are sort of in the same boat as me—a 60-year-old woman learning how to roller skate.
    — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2022
  • The defensive line might as well have been wearing roller skates.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Give the would-be delivery people all Schwinn bikes or roller skates.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The students wore blue or white polo shirts, khakis and gym sneakers — no roller skates, at least not yet.
    — Alia Malik, ExpressNews.com, 13 Jan. 2020
  • Did roller skate TikTok stardom just flash through your head?
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Bicycles, in-line or roller skates, scooters and dogs will not be allowed on the course.
    — chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2019
  • An agile, blond male dressed like a penguin twirled, spun, jumped and did splits on roller skates to rock music.
    — Maya Dukmasova, Chicago Reader, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Each Christmas Eve, Venezuelans in the capital head to church ... on roller skates.
    — Ajc Homepage, ajc, 23 Dec. 2017
  • Alex and Ani and Kendra Scott jewelry Barbie charms on these bracelets include both high heels and the roller skates.
    — Time, 13 July 2023
  • Expect disco flashbacks, roller skates, and the music of ELO.
    — oregonlive, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Participants are asked to walk, run, run, bike or even roller skate 95 miles on the District’s trails by June 30.
    — Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Among the items Santos claimed: curtains and cutlery, blankets and clothes, a pair of pink roller skates and a blond doll for one of the grandchildren.
    — Jill Langlois, latimes.com, 4 June 2018
  • The band was already playing, and professional dancers — some on roller skates — put on quite a show.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2019
  • Yes, participants need to bring their own roller skates.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2023
  • Put on your roller skates, go to a funny musical, add to your coin collection, have a night of laughs, attend a parade or listen to to the music of a rising country music star.
    — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024

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