raise the roof
Example Sentences
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Edwin Outwater, who got his start as an assistant conductor to Tilson Thomas in San Francisco, led the inspirational finale of Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” before Tilson Thomas returned to raise the roof with “Roman Festivals.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025
Just when I thought “Guys and Dolls” couldn’t raise the roof any higher.
From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023
Finally, if you want to raise the roof on creative install locations, a floor-mount free-standing tub filler can be a trendy and versatile tower of power!
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022
A host of famous Birmingham faces from Julie Walters to the Peaky Blinders invite you to "raise the roof" for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
From BBC • Jul. 28, 2022
But just when it seemed that Fah Moo would raise the roof with his yells, Dr. Taylor arrived in his rattling flivver and took charge of the case.
From The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley or Diamond X and the Poison Mystery by Baker, Willard F.
