Used in a Sentence

hammered

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hammered.

Editorial note

It's the same effect the US suffered as US budget deficits hammered the dollar from 2001-2009 or so.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hammered gathered in one view.

adjective

Having been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object.

adjective

(UK, Canada, slang) very drunk; inebriated.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hammered.

adjective

Having been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object.

adjective

(UK, Canada, slang) very drunk; inebriated.

Example sentences

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It's the same effect the US suffered as US budget deficits hammered the dollar from 2001-2009 or so.

2

Chinese Room was hammered away at in intro to philosophy and cogsci 101 classes, people understand it just fine.

3

You shoot down an eagle and you should expect to get hammered in the press.

4

It has been hammered on in many ways by many people for several decades and is focused on stable efficient production.

5

Readers hammered you on the factual inaccuracies, bias and agenda pushing in that article.

6

This will be hammered out in the negotiations over the asset purchase agreement (contract).

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I find it very interesting that consciousness itself has had such a difficult time being hammered out.

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But what she hammered into our heads was flow charting, psuedocode and organization.

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One of the main questions which was repeated thousands times and hammered into our brains, was: on who can we spy.

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Maybe it made life harder for Constantinople, but the eastern empire was getting hammered on all sides just like the west, but managed to hang on.

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Mathjax is loading/rendering a bit incorrectly on FF, for we're hammered right now.

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Those companies got hammered because of their arrogance.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hammered in a sentence?

It's the same effect the US suffered as US budget deficits hammered the dollar from 2001-2009 or so.

What does hammered mean?

Having been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object.

What part of speech is hammered?

hammered is commonly used as adjective.