hammer out
Example Sentences
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He posted it on social media just as U.S. negotiators led by Vice President JD Vance were meeting with Iranian counterparts in Switzerland to hammer out a permanent peace deal.
From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026
The White House is racing to hammer out policies while the tech world and moral authorities chime in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
The signing will kick off a 60-day period in which Iran and the United States will try to hammer out a full-scale peace deal, including the thorny issue of Iran's nuclear program.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
Usually, the National Security Council holds interagency meetings—first among midlevel experts, then with Cabinet secretaries and the president himself—to hammer out positions on various major issues.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
Instead, a group known as the Big Six—the country’s three top political and three top military leaders—met to argue and hammer out decisions.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
