hammering away
Example Sentences
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Applebee’s has had success hammering away at a specific message.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Not far from the Estonian capital, Tallinn, at the tip of the railway, dozens of workers are welding and hammering away at the new Ülemiste passenger terminal.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2024
“We are hammering away at this to get dams breached and salmon recovered — that is our number one goal,” Wheeler said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
On any given night that summer, there could be 50-60 pugs hammering away on the heavy bags or dancing around the cerulean rings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
“It feels like someone’s hammering away back there,” she said.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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