bam

Example Sentences

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"There was just a little bit of heat, then bam, they bombed again, and now nothing works," Yeromina sighed.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

"I'm not so stupid that I just say this out of the blue, bam," said Slot.

From BBC • May 23, 2025

“You’re in a narco movie and, then, bam, you’re in a telenovela,” he told Variety, comparing the film and its idiosyncratic song-and-dance sequences to an opera.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2025

But the rhythm is like music, fast and propulsive, building to a crescendo until, bam, something slams on the brakes: “You eat breakfast?!”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024

But I’d see a sunbeam coming through the window, turn my head to watch the little dust things that floated in it, and bam, I’d be face-first on the floor.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper