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

Instead of challenging for a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title in Melbourne, Serbia's biggest sporting star found himself in the slammer, after immigration officials found fault with his paperwork.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2022

Maybe that’s why he was in the slammer.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz