slam-bang
Example Sentences
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Interspersed with the overabundant slam-bang action sequences which up the silliness factor with their increasing improbability are heartfelt paeans to the bracing solidarity of Jaime’s family.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
Carpenter manically orchestrates Plissken’s mission as a darkly funny free-for-all, loaded with slam-bang set pieces and memorable supporting turns by a rogues’ gallery of character actors.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2020
Compared with those pictures, “First Love,” with its chaste romantic interludes, slam-bang set pieces and occasional dubious-taste sight gags, might have seemed scrappy and tossed off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2019
Herron’s stories always emphasize memorable, full-blooded characters and plot over slam-bang action.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2019
As I watched him, I saw a twinkle start in his eyes and suddenly he brought his chair down slam-bang flat on the floor.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
