slam-bang
Example Sentences
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But such are the longueurs of this would-be slam-bang blockbuster directed by Robert Schwentke, that it sure does inspire woolgathering.
From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2021
Selfon slowly unspools his plot with striking prose and characters whose frailties and strengths take precedence over slam-bang action.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2020
“Abduction” is low to the ground and not too heavy, concerned more with slam-bang fight scenes than with mind-bending speculation about the true nature of reality.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2019
In a slam-bang, briskly calibrated staging, Ormeny melds his gifted performers into an impressively organic ensemble that does full credit to Leora’s pithy, timely play.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2018
As I watched him, I saw a twinkle start in his eyes and suddenly he brought his chair down slam-bang flat on the floor.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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