hammer

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • May 19, 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

Usually, the National Security Council holds interagency meetings—first among midlevel experts, then with Cabinet secretaries and the president himself—to hammer out positions on various major issues.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

He searched the archives of an auction in 1940 where part of the looted Goudstikker collection went under the hammer and found item number 92: "Portrait of a Young Girl" by Toon Kelder.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

“Against the fence there,” he says, pointing with his hammer.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz