dunk
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This was when Schmitt, believing he was on the verge of a slam dunk, accused Smith of perjury.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
Will Jordan, his nation's all-time leading try-scorer, streaked off his wing on a superb line to dunk down over the line at the end of 32 draining phases.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
When the National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit last December to halt the project, the press corps pushed the litigation as a slam dunk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
But hitting the $1 trillion goal is far from a slam dunk.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
A dull dunk echoed through the Hall on his every other step.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
He installed himself courtside, the Windows Clippy among the die-hards, leaping from his seat after dunks and wiggling like one of those inflatable tubes at a car wash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The super athletic forward who thrilled fans with his highlight-reel dunks last season took a hard landing on one wild drive during the first half and limped toward the bench.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Wembanyama was a French wunderkind who could pass and shoot like a point guard, throw down dunks like a center—and happened to stand 7 feet, 4 inches tall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Of his nine made shots, seven were dunks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
After five or six dunks, the pain faded.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
In went the torn sourdough, which I thoroughly dunked in the custard, followed by crisped bacon, a small drizzle of bacon fat — sue me — cheddar, roasted peppers and minced onion.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
There were clues, though: He once went into the Brentwood School gym and dunked to soothe his nerves before singing in the jazz band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026
Ausar dunked with 15 seconds left before Smith was fouled intentionally and made both shots with 13.6 seconds left.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
He made 142 3-pointers last season, and he dunked only 91 times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
He raced down and dunked it again while I lay still on the floor.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
It’s not quite dunking, but it’s like you have to play to the algorithm.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
After securing victory with a service winner, Sabalenka celebrated by dunking her head in an ice cooler.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
Here he is dunking in 2024 before singing with the jazz band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026
But the dunking spawned the legend of the "Curse of the Colonel" that said the Tigers would never win another title until the effigy was recovered.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
Now I’m imagining dunking caramel cake in the caramel fountain, and my brain might explode.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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