gather momentum

Example Sentences

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“With tariff pressures fading and tax cuts beginning to fuel an increase in capital spending, the economy will gather momentum in 2026.”

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Within five years a French resurgence would gather momentum, driven by the intervention of a 17-year-old peasant girl known as Joan of Arc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The group had real, scrappy energy, and for a few days, I watched as they seemed to gather momentum and help drive the issue to the forefront of the conversation at the convention.

From Slate • Aug. 29, 2024

Feminists have had Depardieu in their sights for several years, since the MeToo movement began to gather momentum.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

Gradu-         ally this evidence will gather momentum and clearness, 380:27 until it reaches its culmination of scientific statement and         proof.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker