hammer on
Example Sentences
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The restrictions fell like a hammer on U.S. industries: Exports plunged, and companies were forced to pause production, delay sales and scramble for alternative sources, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
Taken as a group, the prints going under the hammer on December 3 exemplify "Blake's idiosyncratic genius as both an artist and poet", he added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
If courts don’t drop the hammer on this stuff and start seriously considering civil and criminal contempt, I don’t know what can stop these lies.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2025
His body was recovered from the Atlantic days after the disaster and among his possessions was an 18 carat gold Jules Jurgensen pocket watch that will go under the hammer on 22 November.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
“You can’t hammer on a Sunday,” he said defensively.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
