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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With long airport security lines plaguing travelers across the country, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are feeling the heat to hammer out a deal.
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Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
While there’s no way of telling how a work stoppage might leave its mark on MLB’s upcoming media rights haggles, the league will have to hammer out new distribution deals in the wake of an unprecedented cash grab by the NFL.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The parties have been meeting around the clock at a midtown hotel in New York, with negotiations stretching into the late morning hours to hammer out a deal, according to a person familiar with the process, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Denver reached out to Trautman on Sunday afternoon and an agreement got hammered out in a matter of hours.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
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Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
While there’s no way of telling how a work stoppage might leave its mark on MLB’s upcoming media rights haggles, the league will have to hammer out new distribution deals in the wake of an unprecedented cash grab by the NFL.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The parties have been meeting around the clock at a midtown hotel in New York, with negotiations stretching into the late morning hours to hammer out a deal, according to a person familiar with the process, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Denver reached out to Trautman on Sunday afternoon and an agreement got hammered out in a matter of hours.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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