steamroller
noun
a heavy steam-powered vehicle having a roller for crushing, compacting, or leveling materials used for a road or the like.
steamrollered
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past participleof steamroller.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof steamroller.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
steamrollernouna heavy steam-powered vehicle having a roller for crushing, compacting, or leveling materials used for a road or the like.
Example Sentences
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England were steamrollered 4-1 down under in 2002-03 by arguably the best Test team of all time.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 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
Her albums were steamrollered outside of her label’s offices in Rockefeller Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 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
