hammer in
Example Sentences
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Sotheby's now expects it could fetch around £50 million when it goes under the hammer in London this December.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
There have been higher lows within the pattern including bullish engulfing candles in May and November 2023, a hammer and bullish morning star last April and May and another hammer in April.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
The other man armed himself with a hammer in self-defense, police said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
Some of Jim Henson's most memorable creations go under the hammer in California next week, with the first US auction of puppets and memorabilia from the late entertainer's decades-long career.
From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025
And he rejected the claim that diamonds cannot be smashed with a hammer: in recent times, every diamond tested had proved to be frangible.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
