hammered away

VERB

work hard at

Synonyms

WEAK

continue drive home drub into drudge drum into endeavor grind grind into impress upon instruct keep on peg away persevere persist plug away pound away repeat stick to try hard try repeatedly work

Example Sentences

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However, Valkyrie – who were the only team to defeat Saints during the regular league season – hammered away with their kicking game and forced a series of errors from their opponents in damp conditions.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2024

Johan Rojas, the No. 9 hitter, hammered away at Luzardo with a nine-pitch at-bat for a single that opened the third.

From Washington Times • Oct. 3, 2023

The unions hammered away at the message that most of their members are looking for a middle-class living through fair compensation.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

National and international grievances, competing ideologies, and economic self-interest all hammered away at the fragile international order.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

The goldsmiths and silversmiths hammered away, with small hammers, at gold leaf.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White