hammer

Example Sentences

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The item, which goes under the hammer in Penshurst later this month, was awarded to the engineer of a steamship responsible for saving more than 700 of the stricken ocean liner's passengers in April 1912.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

These numbers cannot convey the giddy, fearful delight of being physically coupled to this 6,371-pound hammer when it leaves Thor’s hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

This week, leading into Wednesday, has formed a bullish hammer.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Official L.A., anxious to mollify angry and frightened Angelenos, dropped the hammer on a plant near downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

For several seconds, Papa just stood there, with the tongs in one hand and a hammer in the other, watching Daisy and Rowdy make their way up the trail.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls