sledgehammer
noun
a large heavy hammer wielded with both hands.
sledgehammered
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past participleof sledgehammer.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sledgehammer.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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You won’t feel sledgehammered by Gunderson’s overhaul of the text: Her adaptation hews enough to the plot to satisfactorily honor the original and still support some of her own playfulness.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2019
As he sledgehammered up and down the court through these finals, looking for support that never really came, I found myself wondering: what must it feel like to be LeBron?
From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2018
After Thamer parked outside, we ran from the Humvee through a hole sledgehammered into one of the walls.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 29, 2017
The original stand has been sledgehammered to make way for a fancy new shop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2015
In recent weeks, the Guardian and the Washington Post have sledgehammered the excessive secrecy shrouding the NSA, exposing its spying activities to unprecedented scrutiny.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2013
