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.
• Someone who's willing to call you on any excuses and propel you toward your goals can provide you with a lot of good momentum.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
• But momentum in Congress to change the US system appears to have stalled.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
• However, this is happening on less volume and less momentum.
  — Beth Kindig, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• The positive momentum Gap has right now is an indicator that these brands can return.
  — Lindy Segal, refinery29.com, 9 Oct. 2024
• Amongst the critics, there was the sense that this could be the moment early season momentum for Kompany’s team was checked.
  — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
• Blame the psychology of playoff hockey, where everything from scoring streaks to momentum swings take on lives of their own.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2023
• That’s when the momentum shifted, in that 24-hour period, and just to be at that centrifugal place was quite stirring.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
• But the Suns blew a golden opportunity to light up the Nuggets and return home with momentum.
  — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2023
• And the longer Howard works for the city, the more momentum those conversations get, McKinney said.
  — oregonlive, 24 Apr. 2023
• As the music gathered momentum, the camera raced through the crowd of scowling dancers until, finally, Rihanna appeared.
  — Coralie Kraft, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2024
• Republican activists have long struggled to build momentum to dislodge Britain’s 1,000-year-old monarchy.
  — Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 May 2023
• 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 | [e-mail], 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
• 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
• 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 | [e-mail], 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

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024