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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Canada will have the hammer at the beginning of the second half and will expect to restore parity at least, but this one remains on a knife edge for now!
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Nbc News, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
However, Great Britain skipper Bruce Mouat, who entered these Games as the man to beat but has not quite found his best form yet, was in no mood to mess around and promptly scored three points with his first use of the hammer in the sixth end.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The rare Pikachu Illustrator card –– one of just 39 created for a Pokémon illustration competition in the late 90s –– went under the hammer on Goldin auctions on Monday.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
The match that counted went back and forth with the team with the hammer — the last shot in an end — generally winning the point(s).
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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Nbc News, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
However, Great Britain skipper Bruce Mouat, who entered these Games as the man to beat but has not quite found his best form yet, was in no mood to mess around and promptly scored three points with his first use of the hammer in the sixth end.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The rare Pikachu Illustrator card –– one of just 39 created for a Pokémon illustration competition in the late 90s –– went under the hammer on Goldin auctions on Monday.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
The match that counted went back and forth with the team with the hammer — the last shot in an end — generally winning the point(s).
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 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 26 Feb. 2026.
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