hammered
Example Sentences
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The move blindsided shareholders and came after a profit warning and the war in Iran had already hammered the stock this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
A low-level job at a local radio station led to an on-air position at its TV affiliate, where Kavanagh’s big break came in 1978 when a massive blizzard hammered the Northeast.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
Still, the S&P 500 slumped 4.6% in the first quarter to mark its worst quarterly performance since 2022 as fears over high oil prices triggered by the Iran conflict hammered the market in March.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Picked for the youth Test against Australia in October 2024, Suryavanshi hammered a 58-ball hundred - an innings that announced him.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 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
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