slam
verb (used with or without object)
to shut with force and noise.
will slam
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future tenseof slam.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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During descent, the Orion capsule where the astronauts have been living and working will slam into the planet’s atmosphere, exposing it to a firestorm reaching 5,000 degrees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
When they do, they will slam into Earth’s atmosphere at over 32 times the speed of sound — and will do so using a reentry technique that has yet to be tested in real-world scenarios.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
But just a third of a mile farther upstream, the fish will slam into a pile of boulders and junk metal, before confronting two concrete pipes perched 5 feet above the streambed.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Some of the surviving electron antineutrinos will slam into a proton in the scintillator, producing an energetic positron that results in a flash of light.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 22, 2023
It is your Conscience, and if it is well trained, it will admit to your mind only the pure thoughts, and it will slam the door in the face of all harmful intruders.
From Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear Or, Ten-Minute Talks with Colored Chalks by B. J. (Bert Joseph) Griswold
