SLAM in a Sentence

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For SLAM, below is one of 52 sentences:
But at that minute I heard the stiff outer glass door open heavily with a creak and slam violently; the sound echoed up the stairs.

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 Meanings and Examples of SLAM
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
slam
 v.  shut with force and a loud noise; strike with force
Classic Sentence: (41 in 3 pages)
1  He hastened upstairs, and a few minutes later I heard the slam of the hall door, which told me that he was off once more upon his congenial hunt.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
2  "Now, Watson, the fair sex is your department," said Holmes, with a smile, when the dwindling frou-frou of skirts had ended in the slam of the front door.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
3  I heard the door of the laboratory slam, seated myself in a chair, and took up a daily paper.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In XII
4  Thanks," said the latter, closing the register with a slam, "I have all I want; now it is for me to perform my promise.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 28. The Prison Register.
5  She shut the bureau with a slam, and glanced at him.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: Chapter 4
6  And as she reached the upper floor, she heard him obligingly slam the door for her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
7  Raina follows her to the door, shuts it behind her with a slam, and locks it violently.
Arms and the Man By George Bernard Shaw
Context  Highlight   In ACT I
8  But at that minute I heard the stiff outer glass door open heavily with a creak and slam violently; the sound echoed up the stairs.
Notes from the Underground By Feodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: X
9  The hall door had hardly slammed behind our visitor before Holmes had descended the stair.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
10  Meanwhile the animals had chased Jones and his men out on to the road and slammed the five-barred gate behind them.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter II
11  The instant that I had crossed the threshold the door slammed heavily behind us, and I heard faintly the rattle of the wheels as the carriage drove away.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
12  She was about to renew her entreaties when a door slammed overhead, and the sound of several footsteps was heard upon the stairs.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
13  A door slammed in the distance.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
14  The door was slammed shut with the stick, then, finally, all was quiet.
Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In I
15  With that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door.
Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In III
Example Sentence:
1  Please don't slam the door; children are reading inside.
2  I didn't actually see the lead-up to it, but I heard the noise, saw the bus slam on the brakes, the right side of the bus windshield was shattered.
3  The comment only slammed but had no analysis at all.
4  She slammed on the brakes to try to avoid the dog.
5  He slammed the door with violence.
6  A window slammed shut in the wind.
7  He slammed the bedroom door behind him and fled.
8  She slammed the door and locked it behind her.
9  Local media slammed plans to build a prison in the area.
10  He slammed the door on purpose.
11  He stormed out of the house, slamming the door as he left.