hammer home

Example Sentences

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Home captain Rani Khedira overpowered former Union midfielder Robert Andrich to pounce on a loose ball and hammer home in the 28th minute.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

On Friday, Crowley took a more confrontational stance, using her media appearances to hammer home the idea that her department had gone with too little for too long.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

A tiny snippet of Superstar appropriately saw him sing only the lyrics: "Spotlight / Big stage" - as if to hammer home the magnitude of his Super Bowl show.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2024

Some wrestled with its challenging shifts in perspective or its use of excess and repetition to hammer home the relentlessness of living without the right to self-determination.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

And high rates of immigration and immigrant success stories seem to hammer home the point: The rules of advancement have changed.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times