hammered

Example Sentences

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At the same time, live events seem to have stayed steady despite a prolonged period of reduced consumer sentiment, during which media companies typically get hammered as customers seek to rein in spending.

From MarketWatch

A tough Canadian lawyer who had helped take Google public, Harrison had hammered down the details of dozens of deals.

From The Wall Street Journal

United Airlines, hammered last week by the prospect of climbing energy costs, added more than $1.2 billion in market value.

From The Wall Street Journal

The prospect of higher borrowing costs has hammered non-yielding gold, which has fallen for eight straight days and just suffered its worst weekly drop since 1983.

From Barron's

Back then, England had been hammered in Australia and were disconnected from their supporters.

From BBC