How to Use momentum in a Sentence
momentum
noun
- The movie loses momentum toward the end.
- The company has had a successful year and hopes to maintain its momentum by introducing new products.
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The Bulls swept the season series The Bulls have the momentum.
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2023
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Swing your arms back to build momentum and jump explosively onto the box, extending your hips, knees, and ankles at the same time.
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Jakob Roze,
Health,
22 Oct. 2024
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In all four losses, Moss has thrown a critical, second-half interception that swung the momentum of the game.
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Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Oct. 2024
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While a series best, Quantumania quickly lost its momentum.
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Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Apr. 2023
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After a week of positive momentum driven by robust economic growth, investors are gearing up for a moderately active week ahead.
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Vinamrata Chaturvedi,
Quartz,
20 Oct. 2024
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Supply chain problems, shortages of critical minerals for batteries, and other challenges could also slow the momentum.
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Laurent Belsie,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Apr. 2023
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The Economist's model is at precisely 50/50, thanks to some late momentum for Harris.
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Dave Lawler,
Axios,
4 Nov. 2024
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The Oregon State baseball team officially has a little midseason momentum.
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Joe Freeman,
oregonlive,
15 Apr. 2023
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Over the course of the week, the Raiders’ momentum changed.
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Ann Killion,
SFChronicle.com,
15 Sep. 2019
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To build the momentum out of last year was big, and to grow the week out.
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Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com,
al,
19 Dec. 2019
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This momentum could grind to a halt in the weeks and months to come.
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Makena Kelly,
WIRED,
7 Feb. 2024
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In the same way, the momentum of a dancer’s body can control the spin of the pole.
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Carly Breit,
PEOPLE.com,
26 Aug. 2019
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The big momentum shift of the game came just past the midway point of the first half.
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Steve Millar,
Daily Southtown,
12 Apr. 2018
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The Sparks found some momentum and closed the gap to 19-17 by the end of the first quarter.
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Marissa Kraus,
Los Angeles Times,
16 July 2024
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But in a game with a lot of momentum swings, the Cougars came back.
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oregonlive,
6 Feb. 2021
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The Cougars are looking to keep up the momentum built from the first two games.
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Norma Gonzalez,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
13 Sep. 2021
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There are momentum swings throughout the flow of the game.
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Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com,
al,
10 Sep. 2020
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And Brazil, the next host country, will need to build the momentum.
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Leslie Vinjamuri,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Oct. 2023
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Still, the momentum was a bit uneven and the crowd was hungry for the hits.
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Lily Moayeri,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2024
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But momentum began to build in the wake of Floyd's death.
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Charisse Jones,
USA TODAY,
20 Apr. 2021
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And that applies to both momentum and, yeah, the swings.
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Evan Grant,
Dallas News,
7 July 2023
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His one big throw changed the momentum and that was enough.
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Will Graves,
baltimoresun.com,
25 Nov. 2019
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Part of this loss of momentum can be blamed on the setting.
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Pilot Viruet,
Vox,
13 Aug. 2019
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The lack of heat, chemistry, and momentum doesn’t help.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2023
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Times Up has gained a lot of momentum over the past couple of months.
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Lauren Adhav,
Cosmopolitan,
2 Mar. 2018
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The rider had to bring him up, big time, and that caused him to lose momentum.
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John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Aug. 2019
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Make your voice heard as momentum builds in your professional life.
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Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Nov. 2024
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The idea gained momentum as lawmakers searched for ways to address racial inequality after the murder of George Floyd in May 2020.
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Russell Contreras,
Axios,
22 Oct. 2024
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