hammer away
Example Sentences
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Having friends hammer away beside you, faces lighted by the same bureaucratic glow, somehow makes dreaded tasks manageable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
The imposing 6-foot-2 back is there to hammer away at opposing defenses.
From Washington Times • Oct. 24, 2022
Hibs began to hammer away at the Rangers defence and Jon McLaughlin superbly foiled a near-post header from Lewis Miller before Bushiri's shot bounced agonisingly wide off a team-mate.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2022
Defense attorneys, however, will hammer away at the credibility of undercover FBI agents and informants who fooled the group into thinking they were allies.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2022
I position the chisel on the other side of the stone and try to hammer away their voices but I can’t.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
