hammer home

Example Sentences

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Van Dijk was too casual as he tried to flick Marcos Senesi's ball over the top behind for a corner and Alex Scott pounced to cross for Evanilson to hammer home.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

They had chances to apply pressure and didn't hammer home those moments.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

A Pentagon spokesman said Mr. Austin would also hammer home those positions in his meeting on Tuesday with Mr. Gallant.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

We need a big tent, and we need to hammer home what’s at stake: It’s now or never.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2023

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