How to Use claw hammer in a Sentence

claw hammer

noun

• There were char marks in the area as if it had been set on fire and a tack hammer and claw hammer were found.
  — Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 23 Nov. 2019
• Both Madson and Trail ended up dead, the first by gunshot and the second by claw hammer.
  — Tom Gliatto, PEOPLE.com, 17 Jan. 2018
• Suttles said Cruz took a claw hammer and used it to repeatedly strike the woman in the face and hands.
  — Andy Nguyen, Glendale News-Press, 25 Sep. 2019
• The two heads of this hammer (a flat head and a round head, known as the pein or peen) are stronger than a claw hammer to withstand and shape metal surfaces.
  — Popular Science, 15 Mar. 2020
• This is about some guy that took a claw hammer and did a horrendous act and tried to come here and tried to start over and keep us from knowing about it.
  — Anthony Man, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2017
• Clearly, Marcie and Gibbs were on the right track; the woman pulled from the lake matches the killer's MO: bludgeoned with a claw hammer and bound with red duct tape.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2021
• Green tool belt, black claw hammer, camo Oakland Raiders bucket hat.
  — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2017
• Epps was beaten to death with Barber’s fists and a claw hammer in her Harvest home, according to court records.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 17 July 2023
• He also was convicted in state court for using a claw hammer to kill an 80-year-old woman.
  — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2019
• The officer, who had a court order to take Cusseaux to a mental-health facility, said Cusseaux opened the door with a claw hammer raised above her head.
  — Richard Ruelas and, azcentral, 21 June 2019
• This 16oz claw hammer from Estwing is nicely balanced for striking and its curved claw makes pulling nails a breeze.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 3 Dec. 2022
• He also was convicted in state court for using a claw hammer to kill an 80-year-old woman who suffered from polio and walked with a cane.
  — Tribune News Service, al, 25 July 2019
• There are various types, including ball-peen, sledge and mallet, but the 16-ounce claw hammer, which has a head that is split and curved on one side, should handle most jobs and isn’t too heavy to wield.
  — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 24 May 2022
• Police said Cusseaux opened her front door with a claw hammer raised as officers were opening the security door to her unit.
  — AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2021
• Buckman then begins his assault on Officer Smith with the claw hammer.
  — Nick Ochsner, charlotteobserver, 1 Nov. 2017
• He also was convicted in state court for using a claw hammer to bludgeon to death an 80-year-old woman who suffered from polio and walked with a cane.
  — Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 8 July 2020
• There are many types of hammers for many different tasks but a traditional claw hammer is well-suited for all your DIY needs.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 3 Dec. 2022
• Wiley started smashing the glass display cases with a foot-long, 16-ounce claw hammer as Sherman scooped up the jewelry.
  — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2020
• According to Vulgar Favors, Trail's head, face, and upper torso sustained 27 blows from a claw hammer.
  — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Feb. 2018
• Wiley shattered the glass display cases with a 16-ounce, foot-long claw hammer and Sherman grabbed the jewelry, according to the arrest report.
  — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2020
• Minneapolis Police find Jeffrey Trail, a friend of Cunanan, beaten to death with a claw hammer.
  — Miami Herald Archives, miamiherald, 14 July 2017
• Prosecutors said he was also convicted in a state court in Kansas after using a claw hammer to kill an 80-year-old woman who suffered from polio.
  — CBS News, 26 July 2019
• Four inmates now charged with first-degree murder used weapons including a claw hammer, a ball-peen hammer and half a pair of scissors, medical examiners said.
  — Fox News, 27 Sep. 2018
• Two of the four women were posed nude after their deaths, one was raped with a claw hammer and all were repeatedly strangled and resuscitated to prolong their agony, prosecutors said.
  — Donald Thompson, ajc, 24 July 2021
• According to court documents, investigators believe Ronnie Cupps struck Teresa in the head and face with a claw hammer on Oct. 27.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 2 Nov. 2022
• Sonoma County deputies shot and killed a shoeless 36-year-old man who led officers on a wild chase through rural wine country before threatening them with a claw hammer, tiller and rocks, authorities said in a statement released late Monday.
  — Fox News, 2 Aug. 2022
• Wesley Ira Purkey, who raped, murdered and dismembered a 16-year-old girl and was separately convicted of bludgeoning an 80-year-old woman with a claw hammer, was executed two days later.
  — Elizabeth Depompei, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2020
• Boettcher has an extensive criminal history that includes a 2001 first-degree assault conviction for beating his former boss with a claw hammer.
  — oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2019
• In the woman’s possession, police found a claw hammer allegedly used to remove security devices from merchandise.
  — cleveland, 4 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024