hammer

Example Sentences

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Fears of another inflation surge have been hammering the $20 trillion Treasury market, where yields have bolted higher and auctions in the past week have been met with poor demand.

From MarketWatch

He goes in for proclamatory melody, each note an event, when punched out by brass and lower string like hammering spikes in the ground.

From Los Angeles Times

Judges are still reluctant to bring down the hammer for AI-fabrications if lawyers acknowledge their fault and “throw themselves on the mercy of the court,” Volokh says.

From Los Angeles Times

But what was shocking about this news was how the hammer came down, and when.

From Salon

In his direct addresses to the jury, he used a set of wooden baby blocks, stacks of paper, even a hammer and a crate of eggs.

From Los Angeles Times