hammering away
Example Sentences
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Applebee’s has had success hammering away at a specific message.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
Not far from the Estonian capital, Tallinn, at the tip of the railway, dozens of workers are welding and hammering away at the new Ülemiste passenger terminal.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron will don a hard hat and tour the fenced-off reconstruction site where stonemasons, carpenters and hundreds of other artisans are hammering away to meet the 12-month deadline.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023
Doing something for the principle of the thing can sound pathetic, like you’re hammering away at a wall you stand no chance of breaking, performing a pointless task just to make yourself feel better.
From Slate • May 13, 2023
My father is usually on a ladder hammering away at the roof when he’s not tinkering with the chopper.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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