slam dunk
Example Sentences
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Forget the politics: When it comes to personal finance, that advice is a slam dunk.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
England's Tommy Fleetwood shot a four-under-par 67 to finish joint-seventh on 12-under, which included a slam dunk eagle with his approach shot on 15 from 173 yards out.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
The NBA's ploy to inject intensity into this weekend's All-Star Game with a new US-versus-the-world format has divided basketball's biggest superstars before a single slam dunk has been scored.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
Eisendrath said the movie, produced by Culver City-based Sony Pictures Animation, was not expected to be “a slam dunk commercial success. It was a risk.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
When your favorite player got a slam dunk, he looked like he was going to cry, even when I tried to give him a high five.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
