hammered

Example Sentences

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The Germans did enough to top their group as they hammered Curacao and edged out Ivory Coast before losing to Ecuador.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

He's getting hammered for not getting the best out of what he had.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

Other semiconductor companies were also hammered, with Intel down more than 6% and Nvidia declining around 3% ahead of the opening bell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

As a downpour hammered the tarped field early Tuesday evening, it was unclear when exactly the Dodgers would be playing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

In fact, it looks less like a stove than a machine hammered together out of some other machine.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver