hammer

Example Sentences

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"The element of surprise is like those children's toys with a shooting gallery, a little hammer, and a bunny that pops up in different windows... you have to be quick enough to catch it."

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

But it was PSG who obeyed the message, delivering a third-minute hammer blow when Georgian genius Khvicha Kvaratskhelia raced down the wing before setting up Ousmane Dembele to lash a finish high past Manuel Neuer.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

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

But the forge was a very short distance off, and I went towards it under the sweet green limes, listening for the clink of Joe’s hammer.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens