hammer

Example Sentences

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“My goal was to for the gold first, then the mark,” said Massey, who will continue throwing at Oregon and may even compete in hammer and javelin.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 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

In sweltering heat at a fuel station, 24-year-old Tushar wielded a hammer as he fitted a Trump face cover to a three-wheeled rickshaw.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Number 7A, 1948, which went under the hammer at the renowned Christie's auction house on Monday, smashed the previous record for the most a work by the late American artist has taken at auction.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Leo had been tapping the wall with a ball-peen hammer, but he turned and frowned at her.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan