head of steam
noun phrase
: strong driving force : momentum
frequent rallies helped the movement develop a head of steam
Examples of head of steam in a Sentence
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That does not allow players to gather the same head of steam for those tremendously violent collisions that occur with traditional kickoffs.
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Messi ran onto the errant pass and was suddenly dribbling toward the goal with a full head of steam.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
There is a head of steam behind doing this, particularly in the U.S.
—TIME, 21 Feb. 2024
Don’t go in looking for a legislative savior: The film’s parade of pro-police presidents, from Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon (who expressly used crime in his scare campaigns targeted at suburban whites) to Barack Obama and Joe Biden, is the movie’s most effective head of steam.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
Baseball is a game of rhythm and repetition and — often in October — momentum, but the winner of Saturday night’s National League Division Series opener between the Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks won’t be able to build a bigger head of steam Sunday because the series is dark.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Messi ran onto the errant pass and was suddenly dribbling toward the goal with a full head of steam.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
There is a head of steam behind doing this, particularly in the U.S.
—TIME, 21 Feb. 2024
Don’t go in looking for a legislative savior: The film’s parade of pro-police presidents, from Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon (who expressly used crime in his scare campaigns targeted at suburban whites) to Barack Obama and Joe Biden, is the movie’s most effective head of steam.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
Baseball is a game of rhythm and repetition and — often in October — momentum, but the winner of Saturday night’s National League Division Series opener between the Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks won’t be able to build a bigger head of steam Sunday because the series is dark.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
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“Head of steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20of%20steam. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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