How to Use head of steam in a Sentence

head of steam

noun phrase

• But Detroit is an elite team and will take a head of steam into the playoffs.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
• Guys aren’t getting a full head of steam coming down the field, taking shots on people.
  — Sam Joseph, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
• While Utah does have a full head of steam and all the leverage with the IOC at the moment, there are issues facing the state’s residents.
  — Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 24 Apr. 2024
• WhatsApp has already been building a head of steam in the U.S., making this latest news a gift for Meta.
  — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 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
• Afterwards, Henry explained that, after taking some time to gel, the Ravens offense is beginning to build up a head of steam.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
• All of those blocks created transition opportunities the other way, and Watkins was impossible to stop with a head of steam.
  — Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
• With defensive rim protectors pulled away from the hoop to defend the three, NBA players are taking advantage of having more room to operate by getting a head of steam and throwing it down.
  — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
• With a full head of steam, Hill beat those defenders to the edge.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
• And the war has injected a new head of steam into it.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
• Sky then built a head of steam before being tripped up by Perez.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025