hammered

Example Sentences

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The recent fines issued by Cal/OSHA is not the first time the state agency has hammered the Sheriff’s Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

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 • Mar. 30, 2026

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 • Mar. 23, 2026

Bank stocks have been hammered in recent weeks on investor concerns over the exposure, alongside fears that the war in the Middle East could dent economic growth and reignite steeper inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

We pried and hammered at it with the screwdriver, but we could not move it.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien