Examples of slam dunk in a Sentence
The vote proved to be a slam dunk for our side with a 24 to 5 win.
There's no doubt that he's guilty. The case is a slam dunk.
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And Michael, given your directing background with Rent, Dear Evan Hansen and other Broadway musicals, did this project feel like an immediate slam dunk?
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2025
Instead of the usual purple victory beam, the arena lit up with pyrotechnics as Papa Roach — one of the biggest rock acts to emerge from the Sacramento area — took the stage in what felt like a musical slam dunk.
—Chris MacIas, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Jamal Murray could both miss out what would normally be an absolute slam dunk of a regular season win, in a matchup between two teams headed in polar opposite directions.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The other pending injury claim doesn’t seem like a slam dunk, either.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2025
Instead of the usual purple victory beam, the arena lit up with pyrotechnics as Papa Roach — one of the biggest rock acts to emerge from the Sacramento area — took the stage in what felt like a musical slam dunk.
—Chris MacIas, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Jamal Murray could both miss out what would normally be an absolute slam dunk of a regular season win, in a matchup between two teams headed in polar opposite directions.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The other pending injury claim doesn’t seem like a slam dunk, either.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Slam dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slam%20dunk. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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