Sentence examples for using a jackhammer to from inspiring English sources

It's using a jackhammer to crack a nut.

The workers — Richard Whiteshield, 57, of Clewiston, Fla., who was killed, and John Kemper of Hendersonville, Tenn., who was injured — were part of a crew that was using a jackhammer to dig up a gas main to the building, which was being demolished, said Kristin Mumford, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police Department.

He and two other men have been arrested and accused of using a jackhammer to break through the foundation of Mr. Ponzo's house, then using a blowtorch to open a steel safe beneath the floor and stealing more than $100,000 in cash, as well as gold and other valuables.

Using a jackhammer to roughen the concrete is an unacceptable method.

He used a jackhammer to drill through the floor.

Like Mr. Koons, Mr. Fischer, who used a jackhammer to pummel a Chelsea gallery floor to smithereens awhile back, will double as curator and creator, installing giant sculptures made of unusual materials like bread or giant teddy bears.

If it is on a pier-and-beam foundation, structural movers slide steel beams under the ground floor to lift it; if the house is on a concrete slab, the mover uses a jackhammer to create tunnels where support beams can be inserted.

They may use a jackhammer to break rocks and they use a compass to make maps.

Russell used a jackhammer to open a skylight in her space, and natural light shines down on a little sign in her bathroom that asks, "What would Neil Young do?" Her bookshelves are full of Charles Bukowski, and she has shared his affinity for topics that are typically untouched by her genteel contemporaries in Los Angeles' yoga world: sex, violence and alcohol abuse.

You may need to use a jackhammer to break up very large rocks when digging post holes.

Let's put it this way: When you get out of the car, you look like the cartoon character that was using a jackhammer and continued to vibrate after it was taken away, as if he were still jackhammering.