hammered

Example Sentences

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She held her nerve to assist Corteen-Coleman with Bhatia's run out off her bowling, before holding on to the sharp chance to dismiss Rodrigues who hammered the ball back at her.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“It’s a huge, huge win for a grassroots movement that never raised a dollar and just hammered the truth,” Linas said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The result was a selloff in both stocks and bonds that hammered investors.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

Private credit—a sector hammered recently by concerns about bad loans—provided an unexpected bright spot, as the firm raised more than $15 billion for the asset class during the quarter, said Chief Financial Officer Robert Lewin.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Crews have hammered up long wooden huts on the lawn, with more in progress, and they’re adding brick walls around the huts.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin