slam
verb (used with or without object)
to shut with force and noise.
have slammed
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present perfectof slam.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A beat later and the Ravens’ window would have slammed shut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Schwartz said that his optimism comes partly from a belief that Oracle is “relatively immune” to the fears over artificial-intelligence disruption that have slammed software stocks recently.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026
Underconsumption-core and no-buys aren’t remotely in the same conversation as, say, wealthy influencers hawking distressed $600 Golden Goose sneakers in a manner that critics have slammed as “poverty appropriation.”
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2025
Others have slammed her continued self-promotion and seeming lack of remorse as shameless.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024
I could have slammed the boat into high gear and opened the throttle.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
