hammered

Example Sentences

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She held her nerve to assist Corteen-Coleman with Bhatia's run out off her bowling, before holding on to the sharp chance to dismiss Rodrigues who hammered the ball back at her.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“It’s a huge, huge win for a grassroots movement that never raised a dollar and just hammered the truth,” Linas said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Menus are hammered out course by course, with ingredients screened to avoid poisoning—not just by would-be assassins but also regular old food poisoning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Exactly why shares are getting hammered is hard to say.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

I knew the number of his room, 148, and I hammered at the door, very flushed in the face and breathless.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier