hammer

Example Sentences

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“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

This week, it successfully retested the May breakout level, producing a bullish hammer Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

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

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Beijing’s top trade envoy, Liu He, engaged in roughly a dozen rounds of negotiations with Washington, often with large delegations, to hammer out a pact.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

But the forge was a very short distance off, and I went towards it under the sweet green limes, listening for the clink of Joe’s hammer.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens