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mallet

noun

Definition of mallet

as in hammer

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Recent Examples of mallet In this 1970 photo, a 9-year-old Diana is holding a croquet mallet during a game at Itchenor, West Sussex. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026 After butterflying the breast, place a piece of plastic wrap or parchment on top and use a meat mallet or small, heavy skillet to pound it to an even thickness. — Martha Stewart, 21 June 2026 Diana held a croquet mallet during a game at Itchenor, West Sussex, as seen in this 1970 portrait. — Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 Police also found knives, razor blades, box cutters and a mallet inside the bathroom. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mallet

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Noun

To break down a plastic bottle, science doesn’t need a hammer, but a microscopic scalpel.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
The leaf design was surprisingly complicated and required many trips to the forge and a power hammer to get it just right.

— Sarah Wood González, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of hammer

Noun

Its leader, Sergei Mironov, 73, once gained headlines by posing with a symbol of brutality — a sledgehammer given to him by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the late Wagner mercenary leader shortly before his failed 2023 mutiny.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Whatever is decided in November, Sterling has taken a sledgehammer to his own reputation.

— Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of sledgehammer

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Unfortunately for fans of the franchise, the beetle has come for an Owens this time, not one of their lovers.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
But when the death watch beetle starts creeping around Kylie’s boyfriend (Xolo Maridueña), an emotionally available DJ — the script’s words, not mine — the truth about her bloodline comes spilling out.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of beetle

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Jefferies, of New York, is in line to take the speaker’s gavel if Democrats win a majority in the House of Representatives in November.

— Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2026
Before Sue could answer, the defense objected, Judge Sullivan banged his gavel, and the question was stricken from the record.

— Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

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