How to Use head of steam in a Sentence

head of steam

noun phrase
  • 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
  • With a full head of steam, Hill beat those defenders to the edge.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The Avs center built up his usual head of steam into the crease.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Heat it to a full head of steam and hold the nozzle at least 6 inches away from the fabric for a few minutes.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Fatu gained a full head of steam on the outside, but Reigns cut him off with another Superman Punch.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • So, maybe a head of steam going into the playoffs would suit the Wild better than a new division title banner in the rafters.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The Hornets are only one game behind with a full head of steam to push for play-in position — a challenger the Bulls should embrace with open arms.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Walker is a bowling ball of a back who always seems to have a head of steam and averages more than three yards per rush after contact, per PFF.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The 6-foot-8 power forward is one of the Warriors' most athletic players, able to get a massive head of steam going downhill.
    — Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Julian Nagelsmann has his side on a six-win streak and is building a head of steam at just the right time before travelling to North America this summer.
    — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But Arsenal partly beat themselves as well with an approach based on a seemingly intentional cageyness designed to ensure the defending champions could not easily build up a head of steam.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
  • With the score tied at 1, Tippett intercepted a pass in the Flyers’ defensive zone and chipped the puck past Tom Wilson before attacking the other way with a head of steam.
    — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Tuesday’s host has a mixed record since Sergej Barbarez took over in 2024, though the team has hit a head of steam at the right time and is undefeated in five, winning six of its last 11 outings.
    — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The Broncos could hardly stop running back James Cook with a head of steam, as Cook darted up wide-open holes time and again in a 24-carry, 117-yard performance.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The format has allowed Real Madrid and PSG to build up a head of steam before next week’s return fixtures against Manchester City and Chelsea, respectively.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • On his first shift of the third, McDavid came into the zone with a head of steam — a truly scary sight for any defenseman — and made a series of moves that twisted Blue Jackets second-year defenseman Denton Mateychuk into a pile on the ice.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025

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