hammer

Example Sentences

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It is always easy to look back after world events hammer stocks and repeat the lesson that most investors are better off not reacting during a time of crisis.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Instead of potentially spearheading Spurs' survival bid, Gibbs-White has delivered another hammer blow.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

These numbers cannot convey the giddy, fearful delight of being physically coupled to this 6,371-pound hammer when it leaves Thor’s hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

But at the end of the day, "if you build a hammer... you can hurt yourself. So should we not build hammers any more"?

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The hammer fell and struck the percussion cap.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson