How to Use head of steam in a Sentence

head of steam

noun phrase
  • Miz tripped Fatu as Fatu built a head of steam and hit the ropes.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • With the Terriers on the power play, the rookie took the puck with a head of steam and skated to his left.
    — Barry Scanlon, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Montgomery came through the middle with a head of steam lowering himself into a collision with Fitzpatrick.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Fitzpatrick had a head of steam going the other way for what could be a pick-six, but WR Tyreek Hill was racing him down the sideline and caught up.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Instead, veteran guard Gary Harris picked off the pass, went the other direction and dropped the ball to a trailing Paolo Banchero, who slammed it on a full head of steam.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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