Sentence examples for hammering from inspiring English sources

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The word "hammering" is correct in written English
It can be used to describe the act of striking something repeatedly, often in a physical context, or metaphorically to indicate persistent effort or criticism.
Example: "The workers were hammering away at the construction site all day."
Alternatives: "Pounding" or "Beating"

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hammering

noun

A period of being beaten or hammered.

  • Repeated hammerings by the smith thin the metal and make it tough.

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The flight's crew included four air stewards and the captain, Patrick Sonderheimer, whose attempts to enter the cockpit by hammering on the door and appealing to Lubitz to "open the damned door" were heard on the cockpit voice recorder.

I want to see Network Rail and the unions back round the negotiating table, hammering out a deal.

That close control and sway flummoxed Liam Feeney, Pugh hammering his shot back across goal and in via the goalkeeper's fingertips, six minutes before half-time.

Throwing a snippet of Donna Summer's I Feel Love into the Can't Stop Feeling while singer Alex Kapranos shimmies across the stage like Sink The Pink's straightest extra and hammering through the demonic disco of Michael, Take Me Out, Love Illumination and Ulysses as if they're headlining on a tight deadline, Franz are back and fighting for it.

The show builds to a furious crescendo that sees Yannis frantically hammering away at his guitar while standing on top of the bar at the rear of the venue as the band build up a frenzy onstage.

Two days later, Roma continued their incredible start to the campaign by hammering Bologna 5-0.

A president doesn't have the time to spend all night slouched on a sofa hammering away at a joypad, but he can snatch a few minutes on a phone during a motorcade.

Instead of just putting his foot through the ball and hammering it up the field, he tried to take it around the goalscorer Robert Beric, leaving the striker with the straightforward task of sticking out a toe and prodding the ball goalwards.

I'm not hammering Ayr United, I'm just saying it would have been a better game if they had come out".

The arrest was heavy-handed and as the cops started hammering the guy, passers-by waded in to support the underdog.

It's actually more of a stress reliever than a game: the aim is to vent your frustration by hammering furiously on the tabletop before tipping the whole thing over in a rage.

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