the hammer
noun
: an event in which people compete by throwing a hammer (a metal sphere attached to a flexible handle) for distance
He won a gold medal in the hammer.
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The English Football League dropped the hammer after an Independent Disciplinary Commission found Southampton guilty of violating rules of good faith.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
The man gave the hammer to the worker, who then set it down on a table.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 17 May 2026
But the boy with the hammer may see his face as his only capital.
—Fay Bound-Alberti, Time, 3 May 2026
Even more effective is the hammer mill, which will pulverize your sensitive documents.
—Mary Norris, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
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Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
The man gave the hammer to the worker, who then set it down on a table.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 17 May 2026
But the boy with the hammer may see his face as his only capital.
—Fay Bound-Alberti, Time, 3 May 2026
Even more effective is the hammer mill, which will pulverize your sensitive documents.
—Mary Norris, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the hammer
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“The hammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hammer. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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