hammer

Example Sentences

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Still, the hammer didn’t drop until the court quietly released a follow-up in June that constitutionalized Callais and proclaimed, without equivocation, that the Constitution is “color-blind.”

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

Marr will donate the hammer price of 10 lots to benefit The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and The National Autistic Society.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 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

He even pointed down and up at the right moments to really hammer home the point and his love of the stock market.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

But coconuts are hard to hold still while you hammer.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr