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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To be sure, that's incremental and not a slam dunk.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Initially, McCullough thought opening with the CMFO cart would be a slam dunk.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Boldy later assisted on Johansson’s backdoor slam dunk to give himself 83 points, tied for the fifth-most points in a season in Wild history.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Shaqir O’Neal of Sacramento State, won the slam dunk competition over Nico Ashley, Bryson Dawkins, Jaylin Henderson, LaJae Jones, William Kyle and Sam Phipps.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Initially, McCullough thought opening with the CMFO cart would be a slam dunk.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Boldy later assisted on Johansson’s backdoor slam dunk to give himself 83 points, tied for the fifth-most points in a season in Wild history.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Shaqir O’Neal of Sacramento State, won the slam dunk competition over Nico Ashley, Bryson Dawkins, Jaylin Henderson, LaJae Jones, William Kyle and Sam Phipps.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Slam dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slam%20dunk. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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