How to Use lose momentum in a Sentence

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  • Historically, it’s been a turning point in careers, when male acts can lose momentum or evolve out of their bright-eyed early material.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The group began to lose momentum toward the end of the decade and Randy left in 1979.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The Suns had climbed their way back into the game only to lose momentum in the third and trail, 91-74, going into the fourth.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2023
  • The Suns had climbed their way back into the game only to lose momentum in the third and trail, 91-74, going into the fourth.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2023
  • The movement will lose momentum if change doesn’t happen in the coming months.
    — oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2020
  • When the pandemic hit, Richie feared that progress would lose momentum.
    — Gustavo Solis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2020
  • But the Six appeared to lose momentum following a video review of Allen’s shot, called at 13:48.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • But now the job is to continue to build momentum and get better and sustain and not lose momentum.
    — James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Feb. 2022
  • You can be fired up for a new diet or goal, only to lose momentum the instant your energy flags.
    — Eugene Litvak, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • Companies are more likely to set bold targets that are unattainable and then fail and lose momentum.
    — Daryl Brewster, Fortune, 5 May 2022
  • For three months, afraid to lose momentum, Danny flipped through remnants of life between the pages of sketches — business cards, Chinese takeout menus, to-do lists.
    — Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 16 June 2023
  • Players are determined not to lose momentum for the cause simply by returning to work.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 11 July 2020
  • The show tends to lose momentum on the other side of Casa Amor as the season winds down, but maybe with the playbook out the window, this fresh, exciting energy will last until the finale.
    — Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 7 July 2023
  • Carere shrugged off concerns that FedEx would lose momentum as more people venture out and shop in the physical world again now that Covid-19 vaccinations are on the rise.
    — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The problem, many Democrats worry, is that without tying the bills together, the second part with Biden's social agenda will lose momentum and a vote will never come to fruition.
    — Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2021
  • But if the damage caused by Ida is less than expected, oil's recent jump should temporarily lose momentum.
    — Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
  • There are awkward gaps between bits of dialogue, and the scene transitions lose momentum, sapping the comedy.
    — Vulture, 28 Feb. 2023
  • With funds hobbled, public sentiment turning against them, and the threat of arrest and financial sanctions looming, the protest movement began to lose momentum.
    — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2022
  • But as the Fed’s policy changes play out, many economists expect that the economy will lose momentum and eventually contract next year.
    — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
  • During the 2019 session, Holt’s proposal appeared to lose momentum.
    — USA Today, 24 July 2023
  • And mental health professionals are seeing even the most careful rule followers begin to lose momentum.
    — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2021
  • The divergence suggests that while the U.S. economy continues to lose momentum, Europe’s could be stabilizing, at least for now.
    — David Harrison, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Last week, official data showed economic recovery in China continued to lose momentum in the April to June months, prompting urgent calls for more help from the central government.
    — Juliana Liu, CNN, 25 July 2023
  • But a sharp increase in infections is raising fears that the recovery will lose momentum as state and local governments issue lockdown orders and Americans stay home on their own to avoid infection.
    — Paul Wiseman, Star Tribune, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Manager Bob Melvin said that would including resting regulars and players dealing with ailments and making sure the bullpen is rested, though Melvin also noted the A’s don’t want to lose momentum entering the postseason.
    — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has settled into a grueling slog in recent days, with invading forces appearing to lose momentum, and in some cases forced into a retreat.
    — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
  • An outside candidate requires a learning curve, but the school needed to continue with the consolidation process and not lose momentum, which led to Lonon’s swift nomination, Lira Bravo added.
    — Brayden Garcia, Dallas News, 3 June 2021
  • But experts have warned the country will lose influence internationally and its efforts may lose momentum, as other countries come to view the U.S. as an unreliable partner.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 7 July 2020
  • The current protests may eventually be quashed or simply lose momentum, but analysts say Iran can expect another cycle of nationwide demonstrations in months to come.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 5 Oct. 2022
  • After several years of strong growth, boosted by social media and innovative new products, the cosmetics industry seemed to lose momentum.
    — Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2021

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