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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The industry’s top unions and studios and streamers come together to hammer out new labor deals.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
Lawmakers have gone home for the holidays without hammering out a resolution to address the expiring ObamaCare subsidies as tensions flare amid health care negotiations.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 22 Dec. 2025
Pittsburgh City Council is set to work over the weekend as leaders try to hammer out a new budget before the end of the year.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Combs’ exit comes as Berkshire continues to hammer out its leadership structure ahead of Buffett’s departure from the CEO role at the start of the new year.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
Lawmakers have gone home for the holidays without hammering out a resolution to address the expiring ObamaCare subsidies as tensions flare amid health care negotiations.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 22 Dec. 2025
Pittsburgh City Council is set to work over the weekend as leaders try to hammer out a new budget before the end of the year.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Combs’ exit comes as Berkshire continues to hammer out its leadership structure ahead of Buffett’s departure from the CEO role at the start of the new year.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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