slammer
Example Sentences
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Mr. Lowe claims a false accusation from American Airlines sent him to the slammer for more than two weeks.
From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2022
It’s a Grade A tip-one-back, leave-your-troubles-at-the-door jukebox slammer that bowled over the stadium crowd like Marshawn Lynch on an undersized defensive back.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2022
Whatever landed them in the after-school slammer, these teenagers were already trapped by forces far beyond their control.
From New York Times • May 18, 2022
Nothing shows he ever did, but it made for a splashy exit from the slammer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2022
My father was a classic slammer, maintaining contact with the door until it was totally and completely shut.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
