hammer
Example Sentences
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Parliament’s “Mothership Connection,” released 50 years ago this month, was a rococo musical milestone that bridged funk’s hammering, rhythmic pulse and the emerging hip-hop movement in New York and Los Angeles.
Ravinder usually works on his timepieces alone, the only sound the tapping of an elegant hammer and the metronomic ticking of clocks.
And while there’s been some progress in the recovery, her claim that things are moving at “lightning speed” overlooks the fact that thousands of burned out properties haven’t seen a hammer or a hardhat.
From Los Angeles Times
The loss was another hammer blow for Tampa Bay, who have taken just one win from their last seven games to allow Carolina to edge past them in the divisional standings.
From Barron's
It opened the door for the Australia spinner, and Crawley's departure was the hammer blow.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
