hammer
Example Sentences
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The prospect of a drawn-out war in the Middle East sparked a broad and brutal selloff on Tuesday, and one of the best trades of 2026 got hammered.
From Barron's
Macro investors know crude oil has gone from the mid-$50s earlier this year to roughly the mid-$70s — waiting for the hammer to drop on Iran.
From MarketWatch
“A hammer pounding between the eyes, it feels like my head is going to explode headache. We could have avoided this if you weren’t such a jerk.”
From Literature
They have already won at Bournemouth once this season, in the Carabao Cup, and also hammered them 4-1 when they met after Christmas.
From BBC
Retirement managers and insurers are racing to figure out how AI might help or hammer software investments held in private funds.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
