slammer
Example Sentences
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Yes, Jordan Spieth just needs the PGA and Phil Mickelson the US Open, but the most likely to become the seventh slammer is Scottie Scheffler.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026
The next two presidents, Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung escaped the slammer — but both saw sons jailed for corruption.
From Washington Times • Apr. 10, 2023
It’s a Grade A tip-one-back, leave-your-troubles-at-the-door jukebox slammer that bowled over the stadium crowd like Marshawn Lynch on an undersized defensive back.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2022
Whatever landed them in the after-school slammer, these teenagers were already trapped by forces far beyond their control.
From New York Times • May 18, 2022
My father was a classic slammer, maintaining contact with the door until it was totally and completely shut.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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