How to Use head of steam in a Sentence

head of steam

noun phrase
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Garland’s speed proves troublesome, especially with a head of steam downhill, and new head coach Kenny Atkinson has done well putting Garland in position to get downhill.
    — Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • That does not allow players to gather the same head of steam for those tremendously violent collisions that occur with traditional kickoffs.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
  • That won’t come easily, because Nvidia has a huge head of steam and—notwithstanding a couple of recent minor production stumbles—is executing at a high level.
    — Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024

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