hammered

Example Sentences

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“Voters feel hammered by cost-of-living realities, so affordability will be a defining issue for them.”

From Los Angeles Times

The remaining icicles were put into the pail, and with the mallet, Duane hammered them and crushed them into something like snow, but still with the icy crunch he preferred.

From Literature

“I don’t think that means jump out of these sectors getting hammered,” D’Auria said.

From MarketWatch

The news hammered software stocks, and trepidation quickly spread to other parts of the market.

From Barron's

Almost every stock in the software fund has gotten hammered.

From Barron's