… the Dodgers' Eric Karros has a shot to become the first player in history to get 200 career home runs without a grand slam. Tim Kurkjian
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a usually Grand Slam
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: the winning of all four of the most significant championships in a particular sport in the same year—used especially in tennis and golf
… with … Nadal spoiling Federer's bid for the Grand Slam by beating him on the clay at the French Open. Sean Gregory"And so to St. Andrews to begin the quest for the Grand Slam," he [Bobby Jones] wrote. Dave Anderson
also: the winning of all four such championships during the course of one's career
Woods … could become the youngest player to win the career Grand Slam, at age 24. Clifton Brown
"Last year she was a little hungrier," says Davenport's coach, Robert Van't Hof. "She hadn't won a Grand Slam yet." Diane K. Shah
—often used before another noun
a Grand Slam event/tournamentGraf was 17 when she won the first of her 21 Grand Slam titles here in 1987 … Robin Finn
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: a clean sweep or total success
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: the winning of all the tricks in one hand of a card game (such as bridge)
Once, looking over Grace's shoulder, I saw her make a grand slam in clubs when the highest trump card in her hand was the nine. William Maxwell
Example Sentences
He made a grand slam.
Recent Examples on the WebSean Murphy’s sixth-inning grand slam broke open a one-run game and the Oakland Athletics beat the Washington Nationals 10-6 Tuesday night. Harvey Valentine, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Aug. 2022 The franchise’s first walk-off grand slam that produced a one-run victory came on Sept. 24, 1925, when Babe Ruth connected in the 10th inning for a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2022 His call of Mo Vaughn’s walkoff grand slam against the Mariners in the 1998 home opener was especially animated . . . Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 Pitcher Ariel Thompson surrendered her first hit in the second inning, a grand slam by Delanie Wisz that gave UCLA a 5-0 lead. Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2022 The highlight of the weekend was sophomore second baseman Chase Meidroth’s grand slam in Saturday’s 20-hit, 17-run affair.San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2022 His home run on Sunday — the second grand slam of his career — doubled his season RBI total and raised his batting average to .245 and his on-base plus slugging percentage to .750.Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022 Osaka — who has won all four of her grand slam titles on hard court — was in her element against first-round opponent Qinwen Zheng. Kikue Higuchi, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Aug. 2022 Off the bat, Schwindel appeared to hit a two-out, go-ahead grand slam. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2022 See More