hammer
Example Sentences
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“Deliberation tempers impulse, and compromise hammers disagreements into workable solutions,” he writes.
In 1812 Luddites took hammers to knitting machines for fear of jobs.
But Saturday's record 42-21 defeat at home to Ireland, which came just a week after an equally decisive hammering by Scotland in Edinburgh, effectively ended that lofty ambition.
From Barron's
Canada - who have had a tumultuous time of it themselves here amid cheating claims - drew level after seven, but Britain had the advantage of the hammer in two of the final three ends.
From BBC
Almost every stock in the software fund has gotten hammered.
From Barron's
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