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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Four stunning pieces from the famed American family’s collection are going under the hammer at Christie’s New York later this year.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
And any school or school district that does try to discriminate, that man right there will probably first send you a nasty gram and then drop the hammer.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Will Indiana put the hammer down and snap UCLA back to reality?
—Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Among her recent trophies is a Jean Paul Gaultier evening gown in denim and ostrich feathers, which went under the hammer for 377,000 euros, a new world record for a Gaultier piece.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
And any school or school district that does try to discriminate, that man right there will probably first send you a nasty gram and then drop the hammer.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Will Indiana put the hammer down and snap UCLA back to reality?
—Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Among her recent trophies is a Jean Paul Gaultier evening gown in denim and ostrich feathers, which went under the hammer for 377,000 euros, a new world record for a Gaultier piece.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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