hammer
noun
a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
had hammered
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past perfectof hammer.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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
The snow which had hammered down all day in the Dolomites had turned to sleet by the time the four matches started in front of a healthy crowd inside the 3,500-capacity arena.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
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
Rachel and Ema had hammered home the obvious: I couldn’t go into the club again.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
