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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

Mr. Phillips, who turns 55 on Saturday, has hammered away at Mr. Biden’s low approval ratings and age — the president turned 81 in November — during his campaign.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 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

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

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

The Allied bombers also hammered away at Germany’s industrial centers, bombing cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, Dortmund, Leipzig, and Essen.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti