hammer

Example Sentences

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These numbers cannot convey the giddy, fearful delight of being physically coupled to this 6,371-pound hammer when it leaves Thor’s hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Official L.A., anxious to mollify angry and frightened Angelenos, dropped the hammer on a plant near downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

But what was shocking about this news was how the hammer came down, and when.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

With worries growing about a possible energy crisis that could hammer the global economy, equity markets remained under pressure.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

You won’t find half so much fault in me if you think of me in my forge dress, with my hammer in my hand, or even my pipe.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens