hammer out

Example Sentences

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Then everyone got together in a big room to hammer out their disagreements.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

The Paris talks are likely meant to hammer out trade and economic achievements to be announced at the leaders' summit, Fudan University professor Wu Xinbo told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

With those four guiding principles, it’s over to our lawmakers to hammer out the implementation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

And so Scott’s major recent step has been to hire a financial planner to help them hammer out their final retirement plans.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

The hood was badly dented, like somebody had tried to hammer out some huge craters.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan