Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for hammer. Search instead for putzhammers.
Definitions

hammer

[ham-er] / ˈhæm ər /


VERB
create
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Canadian officials are racing to hammer out an interim deal to stave off the new tariffs, which would hit about $20 billion of Canadian goods, about 5% of the country’s U.S.-bound exports.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Hammerheads stand out from other shark species by the distinctive shape of their heads, which stick out perpendicular to their bodies in the shape of, well, a hammer.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Kate Shoesmith, director of policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said it would be "a further hammer blow" for companies that are struggling.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Canadian trade negotiators are in Washington this week trying to hammer out a deal that will include broad tariff relief in exchange for Ottawa dropping certain countermeasures.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

It was a good thing I did, because even though Henrietta was silent when I got there, that lady was holding a screwdriver on top of the padlock and hitting it with a hammer.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

In the background, hammers and saws can be heard creating escape routes through the destruction.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

"This is a gift to the United States of America," Trump said last month as he took reporters on a tour of the building site, shouting over the noise of hammers and buzzsaws.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

Friday’s broadcast ended with a literal bang, with Colbert, Daniels and White taking hammers to the talk show set and setting it ablaze.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

The other reason was we were hammers and so we saw everything as a nail.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

I slip into my sneakers as I approach the back kitchen door, stepping cautiously around wooden planks, hammers, nails, and one very scary-looking chain saw.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

Smith also implied that instead of being hammered by the NABJ, he should be celebrated because he is about to be inducted into the Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Shares in the company, whose business has been hammered in recent years by competition from Asian steelmakers, were up around one percent in Frankfurt.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Any lingering hope disappeared entirely a couple of balls later when Walter - who made 44 not out off 28 balls - twice hammered Abrar for six down the ground.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

At the Glenn-Mills trial in Los Angeles, Meta attorneys repeatedly hammered witnesses about the lack of a listing — at times appearing to annoy jurors and test the patience of the court.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Across the semicircular door were signs hammered across the entire surface.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

After punching out the raised bell and cutting it to size, what looks like the now recognisable cymbal must undergo the all-important hammering process.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

The thud of a hammering Hulksmash rattles our seats; later, a cocked rifle is so crisp we perk up like a dog hearing the mailman.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

But Stevens more aptly fits the conventional understanding of electable, a point that her campaign is hammering home as its closing message.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

England have lost seven of their past nine Tests, including the 4-1 Ashes hammering in Australia.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The guy looks over, pauses in his hammering.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




Vocabulary lists containing hammer


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training