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hammer blow

noun

a blow from a hammer
a severe shock or setbackLiam's death was a hammer blow

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Words nearby hammer blow

hammer, hammer and sickle, hammer and tongs, hammer away at, hammerbeam, hammer blow, hammercloth, hammer drill, hammered, Hammerfest, hammer finger
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Example sentences from the Web for hammer blow

  • Then Professor Kellton set his glass on the table, and it sounded like a hammer-blow.

    Graveyard of Dreams|Henry Beam Piper

  • Knowing all the conditions, Ballard thought the masonry would never withstand the hammer-blow impact of the wreck-laden billow.

    The King of Arcadia|Francis Lynde

  • And we ought to have realized that this was strange, because Soissons nowadays is a sight to strike the heart a hammer-blow.

    Everyman's Land|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson