slam dunk
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The winner of the 2017 NBA slam dunk competition, Robinson represented an intriguing mixture of shooting and athleticism in a young prospect. — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Pistons Glenn Robinson III coming for starting forward spot," 14 July 2018 The slam dunks, three pointers and emotive moments are essentials elements to the narrative of the game. — Rj Mickelson, San Francisco Chronicle, "The Warriors: Beyond the Game," 30 Apr. 2018 Conservatives predicted Walker’s re-election would be a slam dunk on the back of the deal. — Bruce Murphy, The Verge, "Wisconsin’s $4.1 billion Foxconn boondoggle," 29 Oct. 2018 For Waymo, showing that what Uber acquired was indeed a trade secret and that it was misappropriated isn't a slam dunk. — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, "Quest to dominate self-driving cars is at the heart of Waymo v. Uber trial," 4 Feb. 2018 But the odd thing, as with many high-reward credit cards, is that getting approved for one of these Barclays Uber cards isn't a slam dunk for some Generation Y consumers. — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, "How to get a credit card when you've never had one," 28 June 2018 James threw a pass to himself off the backboard for a slam dunk as Cleveland raced to a 16-4 early lead. — Fox News, "LeBron's Game 3 dunk sets social media on fire," 6 June 2018 Prosecutors may have a slam dunk with the latest arrest in their fight against corruption in college basketball. — Chris White, The Courier-Journal, "Ex-Adidas team director pleads guilty and will cooperate in college basketball corruption case," 27 Apr. 2018 The All-Star flew past J.R. Smith and threw a slam dunk on James, who rotated over to help. — Alysha Tsuji, For The Win, "Victor Oladipo dunked on and nutmegged LeBron James in Pacers' Game 6 win," 27 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'slam dunk.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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