hammer

Example Sentences

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The pandemic delivered a hammer blow to the Fed's inflation target, with CPI peaking at 9.1 percent in mid-2022.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Beijing’s top trade envoy, Liu He, engaged in roughly a dozen rounds of negotiations with Washington, often with large delegations, to hammer out a pact.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

But it was PSG who obeyed the message, delivering a third-minute hammer blow when Georgian genius Khvicha Kvaratskhelia raced down the wing before setting up Ousmane Dembele to lash a finish high past Manuel Neuer.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Then everyone got together in a big room to hammer out their disagreements.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

I use my rock hammer to chisel around its edges, then pry it up and brush away the surrounding dirt with my gloved hand.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera