hammer on

Example Sentences

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On March 31, the stock completed a bearish evening star that triggered a sharp 14% drawdown before finding support with a bullish hammer on April 17.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Now, as this Norse god drops the hammer on opponents, Norwegians can’t get enough of him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

If courts don’t drop the hammer on this stuff and start seriously considering civil and criminal contempt, I don’t know what can stop these lies.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2025

One grabs a hammer on a table and walks over to the skateboard.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2025

In that half-world between sleep and wakefulness, I can almost hear the ringing of a hammer on steel and the dry hiss of the arc welder at the little machine shop by the tipple.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam