How to Use slam dunk in a Sentence

slam dunk

noun
  • There's no doubt that he's guilty. The case is a slam dunk.
  • The vote proved to be a slam dunk for our side with a 24 to 5 win.
  • None of them look like slam dunks.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • But the move is not a slam dunk.
    — Mike Lillis, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Lester does not have a slam dunk case.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
  • This is going to be a slam dunk for him.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This was not always a slam dunk.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Olkaria should have been a slam dunk.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The subject is a slam dunk for me, too.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
  • If that’s the case, this idea is often a slam dunk.
    — Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The judge in the case must approve it, and that is not a slam dunk.
    — Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Getting the farmstay off the ground was not a slam dunk.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
  • The case is hardly a slam dunk for Gruden.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • For the future hoop star, this basketball is a slam dunk.
    — Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
  • To be sure, that's incremental and not a slam dunk.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Multi-Styler is a last-minute gift that’s destined to be a slam dunk.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 Dec. 2025
  • But not all the works in the Newhouse collection were a slam dunk.
    — Julie Brener Davich, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026
  • The action off a slot-line pass is that much of a slam dunk for producing offense.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • March is bursting with sales, shows, slam dunks and everything in between.
    — Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Even at the slam dunk competition.
    — Kevin Sherrington feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Any other year, Stafford would be a slam dunk for MVP.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • An honest slam dunk in the lip category.
    — Stixx Mathews, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Republicans believe the state is a slam dunk if Cornyn gets through.
    — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 2 May 2026
  • March Madness is underway and Wendy's is ready to make a slam dunk.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • For under $100, this classic-but-better bag is a slam dunk.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Which brings us to the weekend of the ‘86 slam dunk contest at Reunion.
    — Kevin Sherrington feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Texas is no longer a slam dunk to make the NCAAs, to put it mildly.
    — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The second player on that list, however, isn’t as much of a slam dunk with just two points in his past seven games.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • At the time, the move wasn’t immediately obvious as a slam dunk.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The products were such a slam dunk that the hair care brand has introduced more formats to meet customers where their damage is at.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026

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