hammer

Example Sentences

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Higher memory costs are expected to hammer the smartphone market this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Then everyone got together in a big room to hammer out their disagreements.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

From there it moved back to $500 on March 24, recording a bullish hammer.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The other man armed himself with a hammer in self-defense, police said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

This time, I made sure to cock the hammer as Frankie had shown me.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros