the hammer
noun
: an event in which people compete by throwing a hammer (a metal sphere attached to a flexible handle) for distance
He won a gold medal in the hammer.
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South Carolina’s Jalon Kilgore is a heavy hitter who brings the hammer at contact.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
The jacket, which is expected to fetch between £250,000 ($339,000) and £350,000 ($474,000), is the only one from a survivor of the 1912 tragedy to go under the hammer, according to UK auction house Henry Aldridge and Son.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Tritons’ Feyi Olukanni won the women’s shot put and discus and finished second in the hammer.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The man attacks the woman with the hammer multiple times before stepping over her unmoving body and walking away out of the frame of the camera.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
The jacket, which is expected to fetch between £250,000 ($339,000) and £350,000 ($474,000), is the only one from a survivor of the 1912 tragedy to go under the hammer, according to UK auction house Henry Aldridge and Son.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Tritons’ Feyi Olukanni won the women’s shot put and discus and finished second in the hammer.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The man attacks the woman with the hammer multiple times before stepping over her unmoving body and walking away out of the frame of the camera.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the hammer
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“The hammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hammer. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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