had hammered
- past perfect of hammer.
Example Sentences
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Mediators said they had hammered out a memorandum with Iran that would maintain the pause in fighting for at least 60 days and have passed it along to the U.S. for consideration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
Alex Grinch had hammered home all season the importance of limiting big plays, and all season, it seemed to make little difference.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
The sanctions had hammered Huawei's sales in its home country and allowed Apple to take some market share from the national favourite.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023
District Court in Manhattan decided in favor of Mr. Spacey, whose lawyers had hammered Mr. Rapp with questions that challenged his memory of events said to have occurred more than 36 years ago.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
He had looked at the little cups and arm bands Ranofer had hammered out, and he had said to Thutra, “Your son shows skill. Perhaps, when he is older...”
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
