hammer out
verb
hammered out; hammering out; hammers out
: to produce or bring about as if by repeated blows
hammered out an agreement
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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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The changes came more than a week after a team of Egyptian negotiators flew to Israel in late April to hammer out some of the final details of a framework to provide for the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for a pause in fighting and the return of Palestinian prisoners.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Insurers have hammered out about 4,300 large and small contracts with nonprofits and businesses.
—Angela Hart, NPR, 14 May 2024
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Insurers have hammered out about 4,300 large and small contracts with nonprofits and businesses.
—Angela Hart, NPR, 14 May 2024
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 29 May. 2024.
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