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, hammer beam, hammer blow, hammer drill, hammer finger, hammer mill, hammer out, hammer pond

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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