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.
• The 7-feet-4-inch teen has been able to slam dunk since the age of 13.
  — Melanie Dadourian, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2018
• During the time the players are on the court, slam dunk.
  — John King, SFChronicle.com, 21 Oct. 2019
• If this were true, the case would be a slam dunk for the plaintiffs.
  — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2023
• The last slam dunk came with just under a minute to play.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2018
• There will be many, many places where EVs are a slam dunk.
  — Tom Krisher, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2023
• The 6-foot-3 Smith finished third in the league's slam dunk contest.
  — Peter Dawson, star-telegram, 13 Apr. 2018
• Please explain to me why Bowen Byram isn’t a slam dunk for the Hawks at No.
  — Jimmy Greenfield, chicagotribune.com, 17 June 2019
• Though the case was a slam dunk, a corrupt judge had let the brutes off with no jail time.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 5 Aug. 2023
• Jacksonville Not as much of a slam dunk as Trevor Lawrence last year at the top.
  — oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2022
• That cold call wasn’t a slam dunk for Sonder House at first.
  — Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2022
• On a first look, its new apps appear slick but aren’t a slam dunk.
  — Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Seattle Times, 25 Mar. 2019
• This should be a slam dunk for the Biden transition team.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 10 Dec. 2020
• This is more about Weems than anything, but this is not a slam dunk.
  — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2018
• Does that make the Buckeyes a slam dunk futures bet to go over -10.5 wins?
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 18 July 2022
• Even then, the drug won’t be a slam dunk for everyone with Alzheimer’s.
  — Alice Park, Time, 7 June 2021
• Yara and Lev feel like a slam dunk, however, even if the rest of the cast may need to be all-new.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
• And make no mistake: the kicks are the biggest slam dunk of the offering.
  — Jake Woolf, GQ, 13 Feb. 2018
• The case still was not a slam dunk, Mr. Dunne acknowledged at the meeting.
  — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 13 Mar. 2022
• Some picks that look like slam dunks when they’re made turn into busts.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2018
• Ben Gordon, high scorer for the game at 28, slam dunks in the second half .
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024
• Kevin Fiala polished off the play with a slam dunk to bring the home team within two.
  — Tyler Horka, SI.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• None of the outcomes appear like slam dunks except for the finale against the No.
  — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 13 Feb. 2018
• The latest version is a slam dunk for a few reasons, though.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 July 2022
• Everything makes sense here and should be a slam dunk for The Family and The Men.
  — Jason Hoffman, Cincinnati.com, 18 Dec. 2019
• Will this new business venture be a slam dunk for Oreo?
  — Joey Skladany, PEOPLE.com, 3 Aug. 2021
• The latest member of the billionaire club is a slam dunk.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 3 June 2022
• Still, most agreed the case was likely a slam dunk for law enforcement.
  — Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
• Upstairs, the third level is something of a slam dunk, complete with an indoor sports court, a bar area, and a gym.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024