hammer home
Example Sentences
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Gignac, who sells other city trash on his website, said he tied some of the items into knots to "hammer home the wedding theme."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
In fact, Pochettino should treat that game like a glorified scrimmage, a rare chance in the middle of a tournament to experiment and hammer home finer points of strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
They had chances to apply pressure and didn't hammer home those moments.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
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
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
