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slang

hammered

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verb

past tense of hammer
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hammered
Adjective
The black dial has a hammered effect accomplished through a machining process. Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025 But forget the chandeliers of Versailles: these are sculptural pieces of hammered glass, with sharp lines that allow the light to recreate the FF logo on the table below. Liam Hess, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025 An exclusive collaboration with British designer Lee Broom introduced the Idol chandelier, a sculptural piece crafted from hammered glass elements with irregular surfaces. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025 To help bring the song to life, Sheeran worked with several Iranian and Indian artists who contributed backing vocals played instruments on the track like the ghatam, daf, santoor, hammered dulcimer, and lute. Chris Malone Méndez, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hammered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammered
Adjective
  • And maybe a little drunk and sick from all that oily food and crappy wine.
    Helen Schulman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
  • But try bouncing from a pop star version of 1500s English queen Anne Boleyn to a drunk 1985 housewife to a lusty 1955 teenager.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • And then the game itself smacked him like Zack Bolduc’s hit that knocked Hall upside down into the Blues bench.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
  • She got smacked, but the ball went in.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • A day earlier, Michigan's Upper Peninsula was pounded by heavy snow and high winds gusting up to 50 mph resulting in blizzard conditions and whiteouts.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The Orioles pounded the Red Sox on Monday without any of their starters, relying on hard-throwing prospect Zach Fruit and a slew of youngsters.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The film starred Harbour as a drunken, disillusioned Santa Claus ready to hang up his hat when his sense of heroism is stirred by a young girl whose family is taken hostage.
    Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
  • Even what seems like a one-time drunken slipup with a stranger is usually rooted in something deeper.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 June 2025
Verb
  • Federal officials alleged that Cormier forged the signature of the company’s owner and used the owner’s signature stamp on the checks to cash the checks or deposit them into her personal bank account.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Federal officials alleged that Cormier forged the signature of the company’s owner and used the owner’s signature stamp on the checks to cash the checks or deposit them into her personal bank account.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But unfortunately, indulging too much in fried foods will trigger your cortisol.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 25 June 2025
  • Those two disparate memories become a bowl of Venetian-style risotto with a small mound of rock crab meat sourced from that same crabbing boat and a fried egg espuma in the middle.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • Of course, be mindful of where cords are running to prevent them from getting wet during our frequent spring and summer showers.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
  • When the humidity is factored in, the heat indices and wet bulb globe temperatures will be at dangerous levels for activity, exertion, and our infrastructure.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • The room’s layered materiality starts with ultra-plush wool carpeting carved into a unique rose-petal pattern, and a curved metal-and-fabric screen backs the bed and nightstands, dampening noise and creating a comforting space.
    Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Some still have their lids, or stoppers, while others have carved designs and some flecks of light blue paint.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Hammered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammered. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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