hammer in
Example Sentences
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Sotheby's estimates it will sell for between £3m and £4m when it goes under the hammer in July.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 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 item, which goes under the hammer in Penshurst later this month, was awarded to the engineer of a steamship responsible for saving more than 700 of the stricken ocean liner's passengers in April 1912.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 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
John Henry and I waited, him holding the hammer in both hands, me with my fists clenched inside my borrowed gloves.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
