hammer out
verb
hammered out; hammering out; hammers out
: to produce or bring about as if by repeated blows
hammered out an agreement
Examples of hammer out in a Sentence
the city council hammered out new commercial development regulations with input from residents, business owners, and environmental activists
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Since no one won a majority of seats in the election, Merz’s Conservatives are in talks with the Social Democrats trying to hammer out an agreement to form a coalition government.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
This all needs to be hammered out by Friday at 11:59 p.m.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz held talks with Russian officials last week to begin hammering out a Russia-Ukraine peace deal.
—Obed Manuel, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
The budget resolution is simply a framework that sends instructions to the various Senate committees -- Homeland Security, Armed Services and Judiciary -- to hammer out the details.
—Lisa Mascaro, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
This all needs to be hammered out by Friday at 11:59 p.m.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz held talks with Russian officials last week to begin hammering out a Russia-Ukraine peace deal.
—Obed Manuel, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
The budget resolution is simply a framework that sends instructions to the various Senate committees -- Homeland Security, Armed Services and Judiciary -- to hammer out the details.
—Lisa Mascaro, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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