How to Use bam in a Sentence

bam

noun
  • We heard a loud bam.
  • Hang a wreath—bam, you’re done!
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
  • There were streamers early in the show, and bam, pop, streamers again near the end.
    — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 July 2017
  • To wake up on a cozy Sunday and have a bite of syrupy pancake with your fam-bam?
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Pair a new one under a suit that's seen better days and—bam—instant polish.
    — Matt Sebra, GQ, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Just grab the matching one-pieces for you and your daughter, the board shorts for hubby and son, and bam.
    — Lindsey Murray, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2018
  • No messing around — just wham, bam, thank you, GLAM!
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
  • If the natural gas in those pipes escapes to mix with air, bam … there can be disaster.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2017
  • Brush your hand across the sequins, moving them in the other direction, and bam!
    — Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, 7 June 2018
  • Lynch embraced slam-bam football while growing up in Solana Beach.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The two constants in the show, tap-dancing and short ridiculous jokes, start to have the same rhythms and sharp bam-bam-bam impact.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
  • But then, bam, there was Orville, all over TV and the Internet.
    — David Wheeler, CNN, 22 May 2017
  • Wham, bam, thank you for registering your vehicle with us, ma’am.
    — Nathan Hurst, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2013
  • In its very spareness Women and Power gains some wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am appeal.
    — Josephine Livingstone, New Republic, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Post one pic about getting Astroworld to number one and, bam, Sweetner could be blown out of the water.
    — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 23 Aug. 2018
  • Bams played a major role in Villa Park’s 9-0 run in the second period.
    — Tim Tuttle, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2017
  • Beautifully written, and then — bam!
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 2 June 2026
  • In the middle of the store, the recruiter dropped to his knees and began hammering the pipe flat—bam, bam, bam—the sound ricocheting off the walls.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • And then, bam, Cruz goes full Zodiac Killer on everyone involved.
    — Devon Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Fifth inning, two pitches, bam, a single to center and all the Angels outfielders had gotten involved.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
  • The deputy immediately ordered ballistic testing, and bam -- the results were a match for the firearm used to kill Tupac.
    — Matt Miller, Esquire, 15 Dec. 2017
  • But the movie, for all its retrograde politics and wham-bam machismo, can also be slick, silly fun — a giddy exercise in freewheeling nihilism, played to the hilt.
    — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2020
  • From Creole cookbooks and seafood restaurants to pasta sauces of every kind, celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse may best be known for his brisk, bold flavors and persona that come with a bam.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
  • There’s an understood language of action that marries really close-up, sharp inserts, the propulsion of rapid editing, wham-bam sound effects, and visual carnage to create excitement.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The 166-piece set includes 36 dot, bam, and crack tiles, 12 dragons, 16 winds, 16 flowers, 10 jokers, and four blank spare tiles made from melamine.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The sequence was so wham-bam that Marcell Ozuna scrambled back to tag up, left too soon and ended being called out on replay review, preventing the Braves from pushing their lead to 3-0.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2020
  • The simple but compelling storytelling elements kept the crowd engaged whenever there was a lull in the action — until, bam, Freddy & The Fazbear Band hit you again with another attack.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025

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