hammered

Example Sentences

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But BDCs have been hammered by worries about the health of the private-credit market.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

With the billionaire class getting hammered in the zeitgeist, I had wondered how our trip might go.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 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

The recent fines issued by Cal/OSHA is not the first time the state agency has hammered the Sheriff’s Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

According to some tales, he hammered steel drilling spikes into granite for a railroad company.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia