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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The two sides managed to kiss and make up on the first day of the trial, hammering out a last-minute settlement, but PVH then went on to eventually buy both Calvin Klein and Warnaco, reuniting the two halves of the brand.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Trump, who in his first term withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear agreement with Iran, had been pressing for talks to hammer out a new agreement in his second term.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Trump and other world leaders had hoped to use the G7 meeting in Canada this week to hammer out more.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
Their most pressing need internally was re-signing veteran center Steven Adams to an extension (which was agreed upon over the weekend), followed by hammering out Fred VanVleet’s future, which is a mere formality at this point.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Trump, who in his first term withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear agreement with Iran, had been pressing for talks to hammer out a new agreement in his second term.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Trump and other world leaders had hoped to use the G7 meeting in Canada this week to hammer out more.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
Their most pressing need internally was re-signing veteran center Steven Adams to an extension (which was agreed upon over the weekend), followed by hammering out Fred VanVleet’s future, which is a mere formality at this point.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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