How to Use head of steam in a Sentence

head of steam

noun phrase
Definition of head of steamnext
  • Guys aren’t getting a full head of steam coming down the field, taking shots on people.
    — Sam Joseph, CNN, 2 Aug. 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
  • 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

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