SLAMMED in a Sentence

Learn SLAMMED from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

52 example sentences for SLAMMED, such as:

1. He slammed the door on purpose.
2. A door slammed in the distance.
3. A window slammed shut in the wind.
4. He slammed the door with violence.
5. She slammed the door and locked it behind her.

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 Meanings and Examples of SLAMMED
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
slam
 v.  shut with force and a loud noise; strike with force
slamming
 n.  insulting and critical attack; practice of switching customer from telephone service provider;
 a.  excellent;
Classic Sentence: (41 in 3 pages)
1  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
2  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
3  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
4  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
5  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
6  The door was slammed shut with the stick, then, finally, all was quiet.
Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In I
7  With that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door.
Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In III
8  The supervisor slammed the box of matches down on the table.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter One Arrest - Conversation with Mrs. Grubach - The...
9  Then he slammed the door shut, there was a gentle knocking to which he paid no more attention.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter One Arrest - Conversation with Mrs. Grubach - The...
10  slammed the door immediately shut, and even thumped on it with his fists as if that would shut it all the firmer.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Five The whip-man
11  He slammed the lid to, and got up from the floor.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
12  Seeing them pass, Prince Vasili drew back with obvious impatience, while the princess jumped up and with a gesture of desperation slammed the door with all her might.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXII
13  And the count stepped as briskly back into the room and slammed the door behind him.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 11: CHAPTER XXV
14  The corporal frowned at Pierre's words and, uttering some meaningless oaths, slammed the door.
War and Peace 5 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 13: CHAPTER XIII
15  Again the outline hastily disunited and the Varnum gate slammed on one half while the other hurried on ahead of him.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
Example Sentence:
1  The comment only slammed but had no analysis at all.
2  She slammed on the brakes to try to avoid the dog.
3  He slammed the door with violence.
4  A window slammed shut in the wind.
5  He slammed the bedroom door behind him and fled.
6  She slammed the door and locked it behind her.
7  Local media slammed plans to build a prison in the area.
8  He slammed the door on purpose.
9  Please don't slam the door; children are reading inside.
10  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.
11  He stormed out of the house, slamming the door as he left.