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hammered away

VERB

work hard at

Synonyms

WEAK

continue drive home drub into drudge drum into endeavor grind grind into impress upon instruct keep on peg away persevere persist plug away pound away repeat stick to try hard try repeatedly work

Example Sentences

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Coach Dan Lanning hammered away at the problem with the Ducks this week, pointing out how drives finished amid the penalties.

From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2023

The unions hammered away at the message that most of their members are looking for a middle-class living through fair compensation.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

National and international grievances, competing ideologies, and economic self-interest all hammered away at the fragile international order.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Fatigue set in as Scotland threw caution to the wind and hammered away at the visiting defence.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2022

The Allied bombers also hammered away at Germany’s industrial centers, bombing cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, Dortmund, Leipzig, and Essen.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti