hammer

Example Sentences

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Skeptics argued that once a piano hammer strikes a string, the resulting tone is determined almost entirely by the instrument itself.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

The decline finally stabilized after consecutive bullish hammer candles appeared in March 2025, followed by back-to-back bullish engulfing candles during the Liberation Day lows in April.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“I’m just a shot guy right now, but I’d like to do the shot and hammer throw in college,” Kensinger said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The hammer is the state law, and the nail is the agency.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

We work like that—level, hammer, level, hammer—and get the whole frame together.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz