hammer

Example Sentences

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Shin’s instincts could push him toward the Bank of Japan’s 1989 mistake: treating a market boom as a nail for the rate-hike hammer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Skeptics argued that once a piano hammer strikes a string, the resulting tone is determined almost entirely by the instrument itself.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

“I’m just a shot guy right now, but I’d like to do the shot and hammer throw in college,” Kensinger said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The hammer is the state law, and the nail is the agency.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Before he answered, he laid his hammer down on the anvil, turned, and started stirring up the fire in the forge.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls