hammer

Example Sentences

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Higher memory costs are expected to hammer the smartphone market this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

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

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

The other man armed himself with a hammer in self-defense, police said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

It is the only life jacket from the Titanic to be sold at auction in the 114 years since the ship sank, going under the hammer at Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes, Wiltshire.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

We work like that—level, hammer, level, hammer—and get the whole frame together.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz