hammer

Example Sentences

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Shin’s instincts could push him toward the Bank of Japan’s 1989 mistake: treating a market boom as a nail for the rate-hike hammer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

“My goal was to for the gold first, then the mark,” said Massey, who will continue throwing at Oregon and may even compete in hammer and javelin.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Skeptics argued that once a piano hammer strikes a string, the resulting tone is determined almost entirely by the instrument itself.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

The low of the current pattern occurred on March 31, when the stock formed a bullish hammer off the 200-day simple moving average.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

He slams the nail in with one swing of the hammer.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz