slammed

Example Sentences

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Slammed by a wave of tech layoffs and a steep slowdown in Moscone’s conference calendar, downtown San Francisco has been hit hard.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Slammed by the fears, Uber, Lyft and Doordash were set to erase over $10 billion in their collective market valuation.

From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2022

Slammed by record border chaos, the department in recent months has announced operations to disrupt cartels’ finances and to increase investigations and prosecutions of smugglers.

From Washington Times • Jun. 10, 2022

Slammed by COVID-19, the U.S. economy collapsed in the spring of 2020 as lockdowns took effect, businesses closed or cut hours and consumers stayed home as a health precaution.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021

Slammed back and forth at express-train speed, with nothing but those roaring open-faced waves buffeting against the cliffs, was somewhat suggestive of the sensation you get from a quick double-bank in a big biplane.

From Down the Columbia by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)