hammer out
verb
hammered out; hammering out; hammers out
: to produce or bring about as if by repeated blows
hammered out an agreement
Examples of hammer out in a Sentence
the city council hammered out new commercial development regulations with input from residents, business owners, and environmental activists
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Then Zelensky met Trump on Friday as their two countries tried to hammer out an agreement that would give Washington access to Kyiv’s mineral resources in exchange for investment and what Ukraine hopes would be concrete security guarantees.
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Helen Regan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
The latest on Stafford is that the quarterback and his agent are scheduled to meet with the Rams this week in Indianapolis to try to hammer out a contract extension, Colin Cowherd reported on The Volume.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
Trump speaking to Putin sent a potentially dramatic signal that Washington and Moscow could work to hammer out a deal to end fighting in Ukraine by going around that country’s government.
—Matthew Lee, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
This one’s all over the place tonally, on purpose: Ferrell wrestles a fake alligator over here, while over there, Witherspoon bravely engages with her siblings and their intimidating mother to hammer out an honest reconciliation after too long.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
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Helen Regan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
The latest on Stafford is that the quarterback and his agent are scheduled to meet with the Rams this week in Indianapolis to try to hammer out a contract extension, Colin Cowherd reported on The Volume.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
Trump speaking to Putin sent a potentially dramatic signal that Washington and Moscow could work to hammer out a deal to end fighting in Ukraine by going around that country’s government.
—Matthew Lee, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
This one’s all over the place tonally, on purpose: Ferrell wrestles a fake alligator over here, while over there, Witherspoon bravely engages with her siblings and their intimidating mother to hammer out an honest reconciliation after too long.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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