hammer home

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Van Dijk was too casual as he tried to flick Marcos Senesi's ball over the top behind for a corner and Alex Scott pounced to cross for Evanilson to hammer home.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

On Friday, Crowley took a more confrontational stance, using her media appearances to hammer home the idea that her department had gone with too little for too long.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

A Pentagon spokesman said Mr. Austin would also hammer home those positions in his meeting on Tuesday with Mr. Gallant.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

A tiny snippet of Superstar appropriately saw him sing only the lyrics: "Spotlight / Big stage" - as if to hammer home the magnitude of his Super Bowl show.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2024

And high rates of immigration and immigrant success stories seem to hammer home the point: The rules of advancement have changed.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times