hammer

Example Sentences

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United Airlines, hammered last week by the prospect of climbing energy costs, added more than $1.2 billion in market value.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It felt like I was being hit in the head with ice hammers,” he said .

From Los Angeles Times

The regularity of England being forced to analyse an away Ashes hammering inevitably leads to recurring themes.

From BBC

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

Thursday, the stock recorded a bullish hammer as it retested a bull flag breakout from the end of January.

From Barron's