How to Use gather/gain momentum in a Sentence

gather/gain momentum

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• Over the course of the next week, word spread, and the walkout began to gain momentum, Franzblau said.
  — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2023
• Talks about what to do with the assets moved in fits and starts for many months, but seemed to gain momentum as U.S. aid for Ukraine stalled.
  — Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
• Some newer runners will run a week and take a week off, and will not gain momentum, Hodge said.
  — Kelyn Soong, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2023
• The crucial question was whether an avalanche would gain momentum or lose it.
  — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
• After the whistles and creating scrums and a lot of guys gain momentum from that.
  — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
• Once unleashed, the seething tone seemed to gather momentum.
  — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
• He was quickly joined by others as the group began rocking the SUV back and forth to gather momentum to put it back on its wheels.
  — Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
• That came just in time for Guy’s own legend to finally gain momentum.
  — Gary Graff, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2023
• Mandarin Hero was running mid-pack in the eight-horse field and also started to gather momentum.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2023
• For most of the season, there was a desire here for the Ravens to get better, gather momentum and head into the playoffs to make a significant run.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 29 Nov. 2021
• If the Spurs can manage to keep their sanity, the trip sets up as an opportunity to gather momentum in the playoff race.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Feb. 2021
• Gears dictate how easily your child can pedal and gain momentum (read speed).
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 24 Aug. 2023
• That allowed Henderson to gain momentum, and the Orioles shortstop has made the most of the opportunity.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
• Brady and the Buccaneers (8-8) hope to use Sunday’s regular-season finale to gain momentum for the playoffs.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 8 Jan. 2023
• But there are other threats out there in the era of crises; threats equally detrimental to our wellbeing and way of life that quietly gather momentum just beneath the radar.
  — Erika James, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2022
• News footage showed people in Kyushu starting to gather at gymnasiums, before winds gather momentum in the evening.
  — Yuri Kageyama, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2020
• The combination of ebbing Ukrainian morale and supplies and Moscow’s forces appearing to gain momentum marks a pivotal moment in the conflict.
  — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
• But even as the police start closing in on their objective, the investigation fails to gather momentum.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2023
• In building a 7-2 halftime advantage and never letting the Cardinals gain momentum, the Saints also got a two-goal, one-assist effort from Jake Adams.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2023
• State efforts gain momentum But where national efforts to pass the legislation have stalled, the movement has gained momentum at the state-level.
  — Chandelis Duster, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
• Choose wisely, gain momentum, iterate your processes and evolve your skills.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• Komunyakaa tends to reach peak intensity in longer works that afford him the space to stretch out, gather momentum and amplify resonances.
  — Washington Post, 29 June 2021
• The study’s authors and supporters hope that showcasing the dire state of video game preservation will help gain momentum ahead of the next DMCA rulemaking proceeding, which is scheduled for sometime in 2024.
  — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 July 2023
• As the relentless advance of A.I. continues to gain momentum, so too does the growing chorus of alarmist voices predicting its destruction of countless jobs.
  — Grace Lordan, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023
• But these negotiations are starting to gain momentum, and investors say several more deals will be announced soon.
  — Frances Yoon, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2023
• Hull’s prediction would reach full flower only decades later, spurred by a series of epochal economic, legal and cultural changes that began to gather momentum in the 1970s.
  — Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, 29 May 2021
• The Sony-Apollo deal could gain momentum before the company’s annual shareholders meeting in early June.
  — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
• As the parental notification policies gain momentum — and the legal machinations move forward — staff in affected districts have expressed concern about how they’re supposed to carry out the new policies.
  — Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• As labor movements in video games and other gaming-adjacent industries continue to gain momentum, most of the coverage has been centered on winning union elections.
  — Ash Parrish, The Verge, 31 July 2023
• However, with the right data to guide our actions and the right people driving progress forward, sustainability initiatives can rapidly gain momentum.
  — Jon Chorley, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 17 Aug 2024