slamming

Example Sentences

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Yet those extraordinary plans are slamming into reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The tech sector is already slamming the brakes on some of its more lavish spending, and private consumer debts are piling up.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

"The tiles and the bathroom roof were literally lifting up and slamming back down - it was just so quick".

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Protesters had earlier held up banners slamming a range of issues, from the use of artificial snow and tree felling, to a housing crisis in the country's financial and fashion capital.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

They run into the living room, they run through the front door, slamming it shut, they rush out onto the wide open porch.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers