How to Use slam in a Sentence

slam

1 of 2 verb

• 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 | [e-mail], 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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024