slammer
Example Sentences
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“Joe Biden was raised in Puerto Rico before he marched for civil rights and got arrested trying to see Nelson Mandela in the slammer,” wrote Ben Johnson, a writer with the Daily Wire.
From Washington Times
Mr. Lowe claims a false accusation from American Airlines sent him to the slammer for more than two weeks.
From Washington Times
Whatever landed them in the after-school slammer, these teenagers were already trapped by forces far beyond their control.
From New York Times
“They put you from a concentration camp into the slammer? Seriously?”
From New York Times
The coin-shaped discs could be knocked over with a slightly heavier "slammer" disc, with the loser relinquishing their Pogs to the victor.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
