Example Sentences

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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

For a Celtics defense still smarting from a steamrollering, these may be ominous words.

From New York Times • May 1, 2022

But Fury has been imagining that steamrollering right hand, planning for it, digging into his own obsession.

From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2018

This vision of capitalism’s demise is slightly puzzling, given that in his account, capitalism seems to be steamrollering everything in its path.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2018