slam dunk
nounDefinition of slam dunk
1 : dunk shot
2 : sure thing the case is a slam dunk
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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. 2018 The award-winning adventure park company will have trampoline arenas, dodgeball courts, stunt airbag, slam dunk tracks, The Urban Warrior Course™ and more. — Austen Erblat, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Urban Air Adventure Park to take over former site of hhgregg in Wellington," 13 July 2018 A few weeks later, it was revealed the 36-year-old Ginobili completed his slam dunk while playing with a stress fracture in his leg. — Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, "Championship snapshots: The top 10 Finals moments in Spurs history," 2 June 2018 Turner had at least two plays that stood out -- a slam dunk with Embiid draped all over him, and a follow-up layup while being fouled hard in the lane. — Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, "Pacers beat Sixers in playoff-like atmosphere," 13 Mar. 2018 The Mules did cut the deficit to 59-52 with 1:27 left, but a three-point play by Anderson and slam dunk by Mason Hix gave the Texans a 64-52 lead. — Eric Zarate, star-telegram, "Northwest boys basketball reaches UIL Class 5A title game with rout of Alamo Heights | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 9 Mar. 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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