hammer away at
Example Sentences
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The imposing 6-foot-2 back is there to hammer away at opposing defenses.
From Washington Times • Oct. 24, 2022
Hibs began to hammer away at the Rangers defence and Jon McLaughlin superbly foiled a near-post header from Lewis Miller before Bushiri's shot bounced agonisingly wide off a team-mate.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2022
Compounding all this is sea level rise, as waves hammer away at the crumbling coastline with every tide and storm.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022
Defense attorneys, however, will hammer away at the credibility of undercover FBI agents and informants who fooled the group into thinking they were allies.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2022
They may hammer away at the gate tower till they’ve half knocked it down, and it’ll take ’em about a month to do it.
From The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War by Fenn, George Manville
