sledgehammered
- past participle of sledgehammer.
- past tense form of sledgehammer.
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
