hammer

Example Sentences

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If a player is especially tough and violent on the field, the Chargers will affix a magnetic hammer sticker next to his name on the draft board.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

It is always easy to look back after world events hammer stocks and repeat the lesson that most investors are better off not reacting during a time of crisis.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

That news is a hammer blow for them.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“My key role was I sat on the phone a lot,” Vance quipped recently to reporters about helping to hammer out a cease-fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

I use my rock hammer to chisel around its edges, then pry it up and brush away the surrounding dirt with my gloved hand.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera