hammered

Example Sentences

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Bitcoin’s retreat has hammered the company’s stock price, leaving Strategy with a dwindling number of options to raise more cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

The Germans did enough to top their group as they hammered Curacao and edged out Ivory Coast before losing to Ecuador.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

He's getting hammered for not getting the best out of what he had.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

As a downpour hammered the tarped field early Tuesday evening, it was unclear when exactly the Dodgers would be playing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

He let the crops go to seed and hammered on the dang thing night and day.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney