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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March is bursting with sales, shows, slam dunks and everything in between.
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Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Kansas' Tre White had an emphatic slam dunk with 13 seconds remaining to finish with 12 points.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Kansas' Tre White had an emphatic slam dunk with 13 seconds left to finish with 12 points.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Texas is no longer a slam dunk to make the NCAAs, to put it mildly.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
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Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Kansas' Tre White had an emphatic slam dunk with 13 seconds remaining to finish with 12 points.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Kansas' Tre White had an emphatic slam dunk with 13 seconds left to finish with 12 points.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Texas is no longer a slam dunk to make the NCAAs, to put it mildly.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for slam dunk
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“Slam dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slam%20dunk. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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