How to Use momentum in a Sentence

momentum

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  • The company has had a successful year and hopes to maintain its momentum by introducing new products.
  • Now, new life with a series knotted 2-2, and fresh momentum to pack for the flight back north.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
  • The Sparks found some momentum and closed the gap to 19-17 by the end of the first quarter.
    — Marissa Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
  • Build momentum by accomplishing small goals and have a reward system in place for those who succeed.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
  • But before the extra-inning heroics, a back-and-forth contest saw momentum shift multiple times.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
  • Despite the momentum the movement is gaining, there remain vestiges of the industry Godrèche and others hope to change.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 May 2024
  • Young people are never a reliable voting bloc, and some note that whatever momentum Harris gains from the online craze might not last until election day.
    — Alissa Gary, Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2024
  • Consumers are still hanging on — and coming into Amazon’s Prime Day with some online spending momentum.
    — Evan Clark, WWD, 16 July 2024
  • However, a vibrant, audacious counter-trend has been gaining momentum, heralding a new era: maximalism.
    — Essence, 31 May 2024
  • And the momentum didn’t let up: by the series’ end, the finale episode drew in over 50 million live viewers, and each of the Friends cast members had salaries of over $1 million per episode.
    — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 25 July 2024
  • Over the course of the week, the Raiders’ momentum changed.
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 15 Sep. 2019
  • To build the momentum out of last year was big, and to grow the week out.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 19 Dec. 2019
  • This momentum could grind to a halt in the weeks and months to come.
    — Makena Kelly, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2024
  • In the same way, the momentum of a dancer’s body can control the spin of the pole.
    — Carly Breit, PEOPLE.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • The big momentum shift of the game came just past the midway point of the first half.
    — Steve Millar, Daily Southtown, 12 Apr. 2018
  • But in a game with a lot of momentum swings, the Cougars came back.
    — oregonlive, 6 Feb. 2021
  • The Cougars are looking to keep up the momentum built from the first two games.
    — Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2021
  • There are momentum swings throughout the flow of the game.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2020
  • And Brazil, the next host country, will need to build the momentum.
    — Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Still, the momentum was a bit uneven and the crowd was hungry for the hits.
    — Lily Moayeri, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
  • But momentum began to build in the wake of Floyd's death.
    — Charisse Jones, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2021
  • And that applies to both momentum and, yeah, the swings.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 7 July 2023
  • His one big throw changed the momentum and that was enough.
    — Will Graves, baltimoresun.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Part of this loss of momentum can be blamed on the setting.
    — Pilot Viruet, Vox, 13 Aug. 2019
  • The lack of heat, chemistry, and momentum doesn’t help.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2023
  • Times Up has gained a lot of momentum over the past couple of months.
    — Lauren Adhav, Cosmopolitan, 2 Mar. 2018
  • The rider had to bring him up, big time, and that caused him to lose momentum.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2019
  • The extensions on the drive helped the Browns gain some momentum.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023
  • And in the playoffs, one game can change the momentum of a series so much.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
  • As for the course of the war, momentum has shifted wildly.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2023

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