slam
Example Sentences
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He had time to control the ball in the box before slamming it into the net off the post.
From Barron's
The most powerful Christmas storm in years slammed into Southern California on Wednesday, closing roads, flooding streets and drenching last-minute holiday shoppers.
From Los Angeles Times
Instead of slamming directly into a flat barrier, particles move along the surface and are guided onward toward the gullet.
From Science Daily
“Cooperation means doing something with the community to help them get on a path to helping themselves out,” he said, “instead of just packing up the U-Haul, slamming the gate, and saying, ‘Good luck.’”
The Trojans slammed home one alley-oop, then another, then another in the second half.
From Los Angeles Times
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