hammer
Example Sentences
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The loss was another hammer blow for Tampa Bay, who have taken just one win from their last seven games to allow Carolina to edge past them in the divisional standings.
From Barron's
It opened the door for the Australia spinner, and Crawley's departure was the hammer blow.
From BBC
Which is yet another reason why the NFL wants to hammer out a deal and avoid a work stoppage.
Throughout this decimated-but-not-dead neighborhood, she heard hammers striking, trucks rumbling, construction workers chattering.
From Los Angeles Times
The offensive started a few days before Kagame and Tshisekedi flew to Washington to ratify the agreement first hammered out in June.
From BBC
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