hammered

Example Sentences

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Stocks trading in Asia and Europe got hammered overnight as energy prices continued to climb.

From MarketWatch

The prospect of a drawn-out war in the Middle East sparked a broad and brutal selloff on Tuesday, and one of the best trades of 2026 got hammered.

From Barron's

They have already won at Bournemouth once this season, in the Carabao Cup, and also hammered them 4-1 when they met after Christmas.

From BBC

Read on: Private-credit ‘cockroaches’ and the AI ‘scare trade’ hammered stocks in February.

From MarketWatch

“Voters feel hammered by cost-of-living realities, so affordability will be a defining issue for them.”

From Los Angeles Times