hammer

Example Sentences

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“As far as I can tell, a crazy person tried to break in by hammering the windows. I’m grateful to the secret service and the Cincinnati police for responding quickly.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But just as David feels he is finally going places, he is dealt a hammer blow from the head of the prize committee.

From The Wall Street Journal

As an affordability crunch hammers Americans, especially those who don’t have high incomes, only 30% of people are classified as “financially healthy” — the lowest rate in 13 months, according to a new survey from J.D.

From MarketWatch

Parliament’s “Mothership Connection,” released 50 years ago this month, was a rococo musical milestone that bridged funk’s hammering, rhythmic pulse and the emerging hip-hop movement in New York and Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ravinder usually works on his timepieces alone, the only sound the tapping of an elegant hammer and the metronomic ticking of clocks.

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