steamroller
Example Sentences
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On the morning that Broadway shut down in March 2020, Joel Fram woke up feeling like a steamroller had rolled over him on its way somewhere else.
From New York Times
“It’s easy to get the steamroller of repressions rolling. It’s hard to stop it,” Gallymov said.
From Seattle Times
“Death of Magic Thinking” meshes a pummeling march with a Bo Diddley beat and multiple jabbing, scrabbling guitars, steamrollering through a skewed chord progression and a tale of adolescent bewilderment.
From New York Times
Assuming they reach the playoffs, the Eagles will probably be steamrollered by one of the N.F.C. powerhouses.
From New York Times
This wasn’t Jay Gruden driving a steamroller over Robert Griffin III. But it was a dressing down, make no mistake about it.
From Washington Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
