full steam
Example Sentences
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“Before the election, it was definitely full steam ahead,” said one person familiar with the case.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
Under EU rules, at least nine countries could go full steam ahead on the project without others.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
By year three, it had funded enough runway that we pulled the plug on it and ran full steam ahead with Tibi as it is today.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
Analysts predicted a third-straight annual sales increase as automakers, who had been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and semiconductor shortages, finally got their factories running full steam.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
Cecile went back to her kitchen, fussing up a full steam like she was talking to someone.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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