How to Use slam dunk in a Sentence
slam dunk
noun
- There's no doubt that he's guilty. The case is a slam dunk.
- The vote proved to be a slam dunk for our side with a 24 to 5 win.
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If this were true, the case would be a slam dunk for the plaintiffs.
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Timothy B. Lee,
Ars Technica,
3 Apr. 2023
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There will be many, many places where EVs are a slam dunk.
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Tom Krisher,
Detroit Free Press,
5 July 2023
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Though the case was a slam dunk, a corrupt judge had let the brutes off with no jail time.
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Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
5 Aug. 2023
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Jacksonville Not as much of a slam dunk as Trevor Lawrence last year at the top.
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oregonlive,
25 Apr. 2022
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That cold call wasn’t a slam dunk for Sonder House at first.
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Elias Leight,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2022
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Does that make the Buckeyes a slam dunk futures bet to go over -10.5 wins?
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Nathan Baird,
cleveland,
18 July 2022
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Even then, the drug won’t be a slam dunk for everyone with Alzheimer’s.
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Alice Park,
Time,
7 June 2021
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Yara and Lev feel like a slam dunk, however, even if the rest of the cast may need to be all-new.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2023
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The case still was not a slam dunk, Mr. Dunne acknowledged at the meeting.
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Dan McLaughlin,
National Review,
13 Mar. 2022
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The latest version is a slam dunk for a few reasons, though.
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Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 July 2022
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Will this new business venture be a slam dunk for Oreo?
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Joey Skladany,
PEOPLE.com,
3 Aug. 2021
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The latest member of the billionaire club is a slam dunk.
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Tribune News Service,
cleveland,
3 June 2022
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On its face, the charge had looked like a slam dunk for prosecutors.
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Sarah Volpenhein,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
17 Nov. 2021
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Sounds like a guy that’s a slam dunk to get a big contract extension, right?
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David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2024
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Members will have to ratify the deal, which mis no slam dunk.
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Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
26 June 2024
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Some experts caution that the science behind the test isn’t a slam dunk yet.
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Sarah Elizabeth Richards,
Men's Health,
10 Nov. 2022
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The slam dunk contest, three-point contest and skills challenge will be held Feb. 18.
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Jim Owczarski,
Journal Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2023
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Cameron Christie responded with a 3-pointer and a slam dunk to help the Mustangs pull away.
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Nick Frazier,
chicagotribune.com,
15 Mar. 2021
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On its face, that provision appears to be a slam dunk for Vimeo.
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Jack Greiner,
The Enquirer,
17 Mar. 2021
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So how would the four-time NBA champion make his future home a slam dunk?
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
House Beautiful,
25 June 2023
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For the grand finale, Bini was able to go back to the basketball stunt and complete a slam dunk.
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Kayla Keegan,
Good Housekeeping,
22 July 2021
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But the move may not be the slam dunk the Biden administration was hoping for.
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Allison Morrow,
CNN,
24 Aug. 2022
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To make matters worse, this is a quarterback draft, and there isn’t anything close to a slam dunk.
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Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2023
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For some coaches, moving to neutral sites isn’t a slam dunk.
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Lindsay Schnell,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2022
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Perhaps, but shopping at a wholesale club is not a slam dunk.
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Sean McDonnell,
cleveland,
15 Dec. 2022
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Frost’s firing brings to a sad end to what appeared to be a slam dunk hire for Nebraska.
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Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com,
al,
11 Sep. 2022
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For city dwellers, architect lovers, chess players, or all the above, this NYC set will be a slam dunk gift.
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Kelsey Stiegman,
Seventeen,
11 Aug. 2022
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None of this means Apple’s entry into AI will be a slam dunk.
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Adam Lashinsky,
Washington Post,
24 June 2024
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