Example Sentences

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“Mr. Erickson will tell you that if he had slammed on his brakes, he was concerned he would have hit the kids,” Tropp told jurors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Two days earlier they had slammed the door on UConn’s undefeated season in the semifinal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Mr Tobias said the Prime Minister had "slammed the door in our face".

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

Crew members onboard reported that the animals had slammed the hull, damaged the rudder and caused a leak.

From New York Times • May 14, 2024

I heard no signal and no call for silence; it simply stopped, cut off, as if a door had slammed shut on a playroom filled with children.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok