sledgehammer
noun
a large heavy hammer wielded with both hands.
sledgehammers
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pluralof sledgehammer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof sledgehammer (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"The effort it took me to get her out of there with my bare hands, with sledgehammers, with pickaxes... you can't even begin to imagine," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The show featured the actors who played the Brady kids taking sledgehammers to the interiors while “Property Brothers” stars Drew and Jonathan Scott reshaped the living spaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
The first group was mostly local divers armed with sledgehammers, Russo said, laughing.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
“The architecture must speak,” Dochantschi said, above the noise of sledgehammers and buzzsaws, which are transforming the derelict space into a flexible showroom for the multicultural artists of Alexander Gray Associates.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2023
At the base of the cliffs, hundreds of men with sledgehammers and crowbars climbed over piles of fallen rock, loosening them for the front loaders.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
