Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The attacks have hammered the U.A.E.’s air traffic, tourism and property market, and have led to a wave of furloughs and layoffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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

All of these things have hammered on the fractures between William and his brother and led to what has been this breakdown of this relationship.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2023

The owners will have to vote on what the negotiators have hammered out, and the players will have to vote to approve the deal as well.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023

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