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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Video then shows Blount striking Rothschild 13 times in the head with the hammer before fleeing with her bag.
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
Rudy Winkler set an American record in the hammer throw with a hurl of 272 feet, 10 inches.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
Durant also carries the hammer of a contract that expires after next season, potentially leaving an unwelcome destination after a single season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Then the World No. 1 did what the World No. 1 does, as Scheffler dropped the hammer.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
Rudy Winkler set an American record in the hammer throw with a hurl of 272 feet, 10 inches.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
Durant also carries the hammer of a contract that expires after next season, potentially leaving an unwelcome destination after a single season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Then the World No. 1 did what the World No. 1 does, as Scheffler dropped the hammer.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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