slammer
Example Sentences
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Accordingly, when mistakes occurred at work and I ended up in the slammer, I regarded it as an occupational hazard.”
From New York Times
“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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
