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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as a hammer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used metaphorically to describe something that is forceful or effective in achieving a specific purpose, often in a context where a tool or method is being compared to a hammer's function.
Example: "He approached the problem as a hammer, determined to break through any obstacles in his way."
Alternatives: "like a sledgehammer" or "with the force of a hammer."
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(It would later be regarded as a Hammer cult classic).
He uses his shadowy affect and his nasal whine as a hammer to flatten them out.
Carwyn Jones, Wales's Labour first minister, described the cuts as "a hammer blow".
I bet that he did you-know-what as hard as a hammer with a nail.
It was never intended to be used by the state as a hammer to halt development.
Today's chimps have often been videotaped using rocks as a hammer to open nuts.
Kavanaugh and the other conservatives could use it as a hammer to destroy campaign finance laws.
The C in the title – The Americans – is done as a hammer and sickle.
The Levante manager, Joaquín Caparrós, admiringly describes Atlético as a "hammer that relentlessly bashes away".
It is also known as a hammer fracture, which tells you all you need to know.
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