How to Use the hammer in a Sentence
the hammer
noun-
At the Tokyo Olympics, Haugh placed 11th overall in the hammer throw.
— Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024 -
To her, Jimmy Page and co wielded the hammer of the gods.
— Matt Thompson, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2024 -
In the clip, Hall takes the hammer into her own hands to kickstart the process.
— Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024 -
The couple’s 10-year-old son was found in a closet, bound and hit in the head with the hammer.
— Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2023 -
McManus then says Perez smashed a window in the door with the hammer.
— Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023 -
But the flashy show is but a prelude for the hammer dropping later in the day.
— David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2024 -
But what dropped the hammer was when Pinto was asked about 2025.
— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024 -
Having served their purpose, both the hammer and the feather were left on the moon.
— Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2024 -
The dread is exactly when and how the hammer is going to drop.
— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2023 -
Those are things that Rage Against The Machine is able to put the hammer down, and do like no other band.
— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2023 -
Saw was always a morality tale, but VI lines up the hammer and hits the nail square on the head.
— Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 1 June 2024 -
After Wilmes asked the men to drop the hammer, DePape took it from Pelosi and swung it at him, striking him in the head.
— Michael Finnegan, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023 -
The footage shows Travis asking Tate to put the hammer down multiple times.
— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2024 -
Perhaps that means the B’s believe their close enough to a deal to forego using the hammer available to them.
— Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2024 -
To use, your child simply needs to load three darts onto the top of the hammer and press the button on the handle to release them.
— Tanya Edwards, Parents, 4 Oct. 2023 -
With the highest reserve of $3.35 million and being the first couple to go under the hammer, the odds seemed to be against them.
— Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 5 Nov. 2023 -
Gillis supplied the hammer, scoring the White Tigers’ last three points on a hard drive to the bucket, then hitting one of two free throws.
— Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2024 -
Spiro appeared to be making the point that Baldwin was cocking the hammer as the script required.
— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 July 2024 -
Perez then allegedly smashed a window on the door with the hammer, police said.
— Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 23 June 2023 -
They were both told to drop the hammer, but DePape wrestled it from Pelosi and hit him multiple times on the head with it.
— Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2023 -
Take your fingers away and draw back the hammer until the claw is at or just behind your shoulder.
— Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023 -
They were both told to drop the hammer, but DePape wrestled it from Paul Pelosi and hit him on the head multiple times with it.
— Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2023 -
Had Sidhu not offered that insurance to the Angels, the city would have had the hammer, because the lease would have run out.
— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023 -
That’s a good sign for the art world—and for those of us who enjoy following along as major works come under the hammer.
— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2024 -
DePape is seen gaining control of the hammer and swinging it at Paul Pelosi.
— Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2023 -
In Las Vegas, the hammer swung the other way, legal experts say.
— Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024 -
The footage does not clearly show the candle or the hammer because Perez’s figure is blurred throughout.
— Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 26 June 2023 -
They were both told to drop the hammer, but DePape wrestled it away and hit Paul Pelosi with it multiple times.
— Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2023 -
The raids on weaker clans were only the beginning, and Ishida’s men happened to be there when the hammer came down on any and all yakuza in the room.
— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2024 -
And the Saturn's strut-front suspension transmits a bit of torque steer if the wheel is rotated at all with the hammer down.
— Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 15 July 2023
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