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

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

Number 7A, 1948, which went under the hammer at the renowned Christie's auction house on Monday, smashed the previous record for the most a work by the late American artist has taken at auction.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Usually, the National Security Council holds interagency meetings—first among midlevel experts, then with Cabinet secretaries and the president himself—to hammer out positions on various major issues.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

He dropped the hammer and tongs from his hands and snatched a pitchfork from the wall.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls