hammer

Example Sentences

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Lynagh said he was licking his lips in anticipation of facing Ireland, who were hammered 36-14 by France on Thursday, in Dublin next Saturday.

From Barron's

Software stocks, which minted gains for investors for years, also got hammered this week.

From MarketWatch

TSL Lombard’s Green echoed that view, saying one implication from China’s tech ascendancy is that the yuan can strengthen without hammering the country’s export growth engine.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I think that’s probably a hammer looking for a nail. The reality is, this business is just doing incredibly well and making a ton of progress.”

From Barron's

He was one of Australia's few positives in their 3-0 hammering at the hands of Pakistan.

From BBC