Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sledgehammering
Verb
-
He was tried, convicted and sentenced to 35 years behind bars earlier this month for stabbing and killing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas.
-
He was sentenced to life in prison in 1994 for manslaughter, after fatally stabbing a man during a fight.
Verb
-
Top brands are slashing prices on laptops and tablets, with discounts on favorites like Apple AirTags.
-
While the marketplace’s official sale starts on June 23, some brands are already slashing prices, including Avidlove.
Verb
-
Their final side battle was ferocious and flailing.
-
The chaos allows a Triarchy ship to harpoon Jace's dragon, Vermax, dragging the flailing creature down into the ocean, along with Rhaenyra's heir.
Verb
-
Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster is apologizing after lashing out at a critic.
-
Hurricane Fiona pummeled Puerto Rico in September 2022 as a Category 1 storm, lashing once more a power grid that hadn’t been rebuilt from Hurricane Maria.
Verb
-
San Antonio shot a collective 11-for-16 from deep, essentially sapping away any effort the Knicks made to rectify their unexpected Game 3 loss in their first Finals home in 27 years.
-
With the World Cup kickoff just over a week away, climate scientists are warning that heat could be an invisible opponent, slowing play at open-air venues like Kansas City Stadium (Arrowhead Stadium), sapping players’ legs and testing fans in sweltering conditions.
Verb
-
Perhaps the sanest character is Trent, who shows off his musical chops in a bar scene, thrashing some vocals with a metal band.
-
The United States got off to a flying start at the 2026 World Cup, thrashing Paraguay 4-1 on Friday in Los Angeles — the first time the men’s team has scored four goals in a World Cup finals match.
Verb
-
Ospreay struck Strickland, who responded by whipping a chain at him.
-
Vargas is accused of repeatedly whipping the cab’s hood with a belt, denting it, cops said.
Verb
-
As settlers moved into the area and took tribal lands near the river for farming, the Bindjareb resorted to taking the settlers’ crops and spearing their cattle for food.
-
Mikel Arteta reflected on how his group lived the period between points inexplicably frittered away at Wolves and confidently spearing the heart of their rivals four days later.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Sledgehammering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sledgehammering. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
