steamroller
Example Sentences
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Who needs this steamroller of a timeline full of pluckable facts and anecdotes about what women have endured in America?
From Washington Post
"We seemed to steamroller sides all the way through," Young said.
From BBC
“Russia has assembled what I call a steamroller,” said Ben Barry, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, in a reference to its military strength, not least in artillery.
From Seattle Times
Indeed, if an inexperienced South Africa team had been steamrollered, it could have hurt the argument of those who fight for its survival.
From BBC
Frankly, I don’t think engagement among adversaries requires one to be steamrollered or to abandon one’s core beliefs.
From Seattle Times
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