How to Use slam in a Sentence

slam

1 of 2 verb
Definition of slamnext
Synonyms for slamnext
  • He slammed the door in my face.
  • In her anger, she slammed the ball against the fence.
  • The car slid on the ice and slammed into a tree.
  • She slammed the drawer shut.
  • Her arm slammed against the table.
  • He stepped inside and let the door slam behind him.
  • And that is enough to send armies of progressives out to slam the show.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The suspect slams the truck in reverse and backs up through the parking lot.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Someone called Black Rod had a door slammed in her face.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The North Mecklenburg alum slams a dunk in his hometown, and the crowd loves it.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Swift's friend Lena Dunham slammed West for the video in a Facebook post.
    — Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Benitez slammed the man into the windshield of his own car.
    — Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Tyler’s head was slammed into a chair, and the fight ended with a hole in the wall, police said.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The burly driver blocks the rejected from joining them, slams the door and speeds off.
    — Christian Shepherd, Vic Chiang, Lillian Yang and Theodora Yu, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2023
  • His four clubs suggests 10 or more cards in the black suits and slam interest.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • She's already slammed Janssen in the press for dating Bellino, telling E!
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The footage shows a girl slamming the victim’s head into the ground several times.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
  • But a vocal handful of critics on the board publicly slammed it.
    — Chloe Melas, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The police allegedly showed up and slammed Minhaj onto the hood of his car.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Trump’s spokesman Steven Cheung slammed the Justice Department over the new charges.
    — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
  • My son slammed into the pit, happy to mosh without getting soaked in spilled beer.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
  • With the app, those earthquakes can sound like slamming doors or hail pelting a window or roof.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
  • At the home, Zack hit her over the head with a bottle, slammed her head into the floor, raped her and stabbed her four times in the chest with the oyster knife, court records show.
    — CBS News, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Shawn Mendes is getting slammed for the cover art on his latest single.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 June 2023
  • Mere seconds later, the car hits the back of the bicycle and the man on it flies backward, slams onto the hood of the car and hurtles onto the pavement.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The desk comes with one medium-sized drawer with safety stops to prevent you from slamming it on your hand.
    — Rachel Dube, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2023
  • There are no casting couches in her world, no doors being slammed in her face, no roadblocks.
    — Andrea Nevins, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Then the men started slamming their checkers pieces hard onto the squares after each move.
    — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The floodwaters had picked up an Acura sedan and slammed it into their unit’s wooden front fence.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • He has been slammed for his shaky demeanor and evasive responses.
    — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
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slam

2 of 2 noun
  • Ramirez hits a slam in the ninth to break up a tight game.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2022
  • This sounds like the slam-dunk trade of all time—make 5% to 6% in 40 days.
    — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Blackmon's second career slam made it 8-1 in the top of the eighth.
    — David Brandt, Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Try 3-5 weight slams while squatting and jumping from each side of the gym.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The second half was more of the same for the Bearcats, who had a slam-dunk fest after halftime.
    — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Her famous door slam doesn’t carry the same charge now.
    — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Jackson added another slam on a put-back near the end of the quarter.
    — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Lowe followed Seager’s slam with a walk and scored on a Jung single to make it 10-1.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 27 May 2023
  • Lift one arm to do three slams with the battle rope before switching to the other arm.
    — Michael Easter, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
  • Rise up tall on your toes and extend your arms overhead holding the slam ball.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
  • So grab a pair of battle ropes and start doing slams or waves; work for 30 seconds.
    — Mitch Calvert, Men's Health, 16 May 2023
  • Here is one of their 14 points off turnovers with a steal from Cedi Osman, who finds Isaac Okoro for the slam.
    — Robert Fenbers, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Missi had 17 points with those free throws and three big slams, the last a one-hander early in the game-turning run.
    — Stephen Hawkins, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Then Nora stepped through the opening, into the world, no slam required.
    — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Thomas came to Thursday’s final hole at 7-over par for the first round, and his club slam came after his second tee shot on the 18th.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 20 July 2023
  • Xavier responded when Adam Kunkel lofted a perfect lob pass to Jack Nunge for a slam that tied the game with 1:49 left.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The parking lot at my apartment a little while ago as the eye of #super #typhoon #mawar slams #Guam.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • In the second period, Vereen had a hard slam for a takedown to build a 15-point lead to end the match on a technical fall.
    — Nick Celario, oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Blake Griffin soared in for a follow-slam that looked like footage from a decade earlier.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Sánchez hit a slam in the second inning, and his homer in the sixth off Marcos Diplan (1-0) gave the Yankees a 7-4 lead and earned the catcher a brief curtain call.
    — Larry Fleisher, courant.com, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Since then, he’s been robbed in a couple of dunk contests after slams that would make Stephen A. Smith whisper.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Gennett had a slam, two two-run shots and a solo homer, collecting 10 RBIs.
    — Victor Mather, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Yoshida then hammered a two-strike hanging slider deep to right field for his first slam in the majors.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
  • LeAnn got busy doing pushups with side twists, leg lifts with weight ball slams, tricep dips, and reverse squats with her foot on a chair.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 25 Apr. 2023
  • In addition to the boys’ and girls’ game, there is a slam-dunk contest and three-point competition.
    — Staff, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The slam dance had continued, its pace only more harried.
    — Kevin Lozano, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The teams traded turnovers before Martin finished the game with a monster slam, his fifth of the game, off an inbounds pass with 10 seconds to play.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
  • This was a slam pit Wednesday night in D.C. — at the library, where too many punks were carrying canvas tote bags to catch a flying teen.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
  • But dozens of slam remixes still exist on YouTube, and whole websites dedicated to the art of slamming are still live in 2023.
    — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2023
  • After that, there aren't a ton of options that would be a slam-dunk upgrade over what the Astros currently have in Chas McCormick.
    — Josh Criswell, Chron, 15 Nov. 2022

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