slamming
Example Sentences
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Another clip of the exchange posted by Reedy ended with Hamilton hopping into a van with other officers and slamming his door shut.
From Los Angeles Times
She finally got the job done after 39 minutes on her seventh chance, slamming a ball she was holding in her hand down on the court in a flash of anger.
From Barron's
“Why, yes, Mrs. Warne,” said the Right Reverend, sliding his pointy black boot forward just a hint to keep her door from slamming shut on his petition.
From Literature
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I dig my fingers into the wood and just focus on slowing down my heart, because it is slamming into my chest and I can’t breathe.
From Literature
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“You don’t know exactly where the destination is, so you don’t want to go slamming into the wall,” he said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.