hammer out
verb
hammered out; hammering out; hammers out
: to produce or bring about as if by repeated blows
hammered out an agreement
Examples of hammer out in a Sentence
the city council hammered out new commercial development regulations with input from residents, business owners, and environmental activists
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According to a new Bloomberg report, the companies spent more than a year hammering out an agreement.
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
District officials worked with principals over the summer to hammer out the details of the policy, Smith said.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Visa and Mastercard have been trying to hammer out a deal with merchants in the lawsuit.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Delegates from more than a hundred and seventy countries had gathered in Rio de Janeiro to hammer out a global treaty on climate change.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
District officials worked with principals over the summer to hammer out the details of the policy, Smith said.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Visa and Mastercard have been trying to hammer out a deal with merchants in the lawsuit.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Delegates from more than a hundred and seventy countries had gathered in Rio de Janeiro to hammer out a global treaty on climate change.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hammer out
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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