slam dunk

Example Sentences

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“It’s still not a slam dunk,” Laine explained as she started to write down a list of steps for Abdul’s potential move indoors.

From New York Times

"If litigated properly this is a slam dunk acquittal," he says, calling Mr Penny a "sympathetic defendant".

From BBC

We like to merge worlds to create really absurd situations, so she was like, ‘What if it’s the NBA slam dunk contest, but with deacons baptizing babies at church?’

From Los Angeles Times

Getting a judgment against anyone is hard in these cases, which tells you a lot about how slam dunk this case was against Trump.

From Salon

The resulting display is a slam dunk for the defense.

From New York Times