steamroll

Example Sentences

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"If we don't then I fear that that we will die a slow death, because it will just steamroll over us," Tiller told AFP.

From Barron's

The U.S. had steamrolled the competition here for two weeks, entering the decisive showdown against Canada riding a wave of five consecutive shutout victories and carrying an overall goal differential of 31-1.

From The Wall Street Journal

Josh Adams was picked out by Dan Edwards' precise punt for Wales's solitary try five minutes after the restart, but, for the most part, the one-way traffic continued to steamroll the visitors.

From BBC

"The minute panic set in she just steamrolled in the wrong direction."

From BBC

After soul-crushing Ohio State to win the Big Ten and going to the Rose Bowl and steamrolling Alabama, it’s kind of ridiculous that Indiana needs to keep on playing.

From The Wall Street Journal