hammered
Example Sentences
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Hefty selling on Wall Street bled through to Asia, where Seoul dived more than three percent as chipmakers were hammered.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Airlines have been getting hammered this year by soaring jet fuel prices, which hit record highs of more than $4.80 a gallon in April, according to the Argus US Jet Fuel Index.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Last year, for example, at his Miami waterfront estate, Witkoff hammered out a plan with Russia’s Dmitriev for $300 billion in joint Russia–U.S. investment projects—which would come to fruition after some possible future peace.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Then Merrill hammered a fastball over the plate for a solo homer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Crews have hammered up long wooden huts on the lawn, with more in progress, and they’re adding brick walls around the huts.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
