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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DeFoor ignored all commands to stop and drop the weapon, according to charging documents, and used the hammer to break glass windows across the front of the home.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
In Floyer’s hands, the light switch, the grocery list, the hammer became revelatory.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Dec. 2025
Brewer allegedly kept the hammer in his hand until police arrived.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 Dec. 2025
That's the God, that's the hammer right there.
—Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2025
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
In Floyer’s hands, the light switch, the grocery list, the hammer became revelatory.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Dec. 2025
Brewer allegedly kept the hammer in his hand until police arrived.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 Dec. 2025
That's the God, that's the hammer right there.
—Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2025
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 16 Jan. 2026.
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