hammer
noun
a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
have hammered
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present perfectof hammer.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Unable to export their oil products and stuck with price caps that have hammered margins at home, Chinese refineries started to cut runs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Video game performers and producers have hammered out a tentative contract agreement, reaching terms that could end a nearly year-long strike over artificial intelligence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
Since then, there has been a groundswell of initiatives to document the borderland’s flora and fauna as climate change coupled with habitat loss, pollution and development have hammered the world’s biodiversity.
From Seattle Times ● May 18, 2024
That much any sensible person knows, but Reed could have hammered on that point with more precision.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2024
Crews have hammered up long wooden huts on the lawn, with more in progress, and they’re adding brick walls around the huts.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
