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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This year, YouTube has hammered out new agreements with Paramount (in February), Fox (August) and NBCUniversal (October).
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The issue remains salient in several northern Virginia communities, where issues over transgender girls are still being hammered out.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
Typically, programs go back and forth with specialists to hammer out grant details and questions in the months ahead of the disbursement date.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Similarly, structured equity entails hammering out a capital solution specific to each company; there is no formulaic approach.
—Mike Terwilliger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The issue remains salient in several northern Virginia communities, where issues over transgender girls are still being hammered out.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
Typically, programs go back and forth with specialists to hammer out grant details and questions in the months ahead of the disbursement date.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Similarly, structured equity entails hammering out a capital solution specific to each company; there is no formulaic approach.
—Mike Terwilliger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 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 3 Nov. 2025.
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