hammer lock
- a variation of hammerlock.
Example Sentences
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The defense had the Chiefs in a hammer lock, limiting them to 190 yards in the air and a mere 49 on the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2025
Paris was over; London, a village; only New York had a hammer lock on history.
From Time Magazine Archive
South of Phnom-Penh, Cambodian officers cheered "C'est fini!" and lit victory cigars as troops at last broke a two-month Communist hammer lock on vital Route 4.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the rehearsal for the bout, love-smitten Joe, teaching Sadie a hammer lock, suddenly pressed his lips to hers, refused to go on with the match.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jonathan studied the gun, from its topmost ramrod to its shiny hammer lock to its bottom butt plate.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
