Example Sentences

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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

Like Frank Underwood in “House of Cards,” Pius also suffers from a lack of worthy, competent antagonists as he steamrollers his opposition.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2017

Earlier, South Africa's Sunshine Tour quickly proclaimed "Schwartzel steamrollers opposition to win Masters" on its website and said Schwartzel "pulled off an extraordinary victory in one of the most thrilling Masters ever."

From The Guardian • Apr. 11, 2011