hammered
Example Sentences
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United Airlines, hammered last week by the prospect of climbing energy costs, added more than $1.2 billion in market value.
The prospect of higher borrowing costs has hammered non-yielding gold, which has fallen for eight straight days and just suffered its worst weekly drop since 1983.
From Barron's
Back then, England had been hammered in Australia and were disconnected from their supporters.
From BBC
The matron relocked the door, then set off so rapidly that my heart hammered as I trotted after her, careful to stay off the precious matting.
From Literature
Bank stocks have been hammered in recent weeks on investor concerns over the exposure, alongside fears that the war in the Middle East could dent economic growth and reignite steeper inflation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
