steamroller

After being expected to steamroller past Cape Verde and Egypt in the first two knockout rounds, La Albiceleste had to fight tooth and nail for 3-2 victories.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

And the Balkan Five have gone from niche college hoops phenomenon to March Madness steamroller.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

"It's been the steamroller all season. That's the one thing you could take to the bank," said Davis.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

Awards season steamroller “ Oppenheimer ” is among the nominees for the PGA’s top award to be handed out later Sunday night.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024

The small personal satisfaction he felt came from his having passed one of the most grueling tests of his career by showing the courage “to ‘stand up in meeting’ and say ‘No’ to a steamroller.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

In Ganim, about two dozen pre-fabricated homes have already been installed, while steamrollers and other construction machinery busily created new space for future houses on the hillside on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

There’s some nostalgia involved, sure, tied up with memories of dancing with your goth girlfriends at New Wave Dance Night, but all three of those songs on a random Friday in Ohio were total steamrollers.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025

COVID-19 has also stopped the steamrollers state officials thought would be in high gear by now after approving Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois capital improvement plan last spring.

From Washington Times ● May 22, 2020

In fact, our charter has very much in mind keeping majorities from turning into steamrollers.

From Fox News ● Feb. 18, 2019

To keep from talking about politics, the couples quip about nonsense like jelly beans versus Gummi Bears, Cyndi Lauper versus Madonna, until Mitchell steamrollers the banter with his diatribe.

From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2017

But President Trump, Taylor Swift and the rest left New Orleans wondering what had happened to two-time champion Kansas City Chiefs as they were steamrollered by the Philadelphia Eagles.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025

And believe me, I should have known better than to get steamrollered into a bad trade.

From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2024

MacMichael steamrollered his opponents with a clear, concise argument.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

That whole PR edifice came crashing down Sunday, when Welker got steamrollered by Donald Trump on national television.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2023

However much Jack wants to believe that Terry’s fine and dandy with this plan, Molly knows that he steamrollered her into it.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

Generative AI is steamrollering the once booming industry known as software-as-a-service, or SaaS, where customers access software over the internet, typically on a subscription basis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Yes, England won comfortably and without ever losing control to extend their record unbeaten run to 36 Tests, but this wasn't the steamrollering many expected, with Wales - to use Mitchell's word - "surprising" them.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

The stretch includes a second-half steamrollering of ASU in the middle of last season that gave Utah control of the South division.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

“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 ● Jan. 13, 2022

Tottenham’s last Premier League outing was that bonkers game at St Mary’s, where Spurs were dreadful for 45 minutes before steamrollering to victory courtesy of a Son Heung-min and Harry Kane masterclass.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 2020