hammering away
Example Sentences
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Applebee’s has had success hammering away at a specific message.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
He said he wanted instead to focus on "hammering away every day" on getting humanitarian aid into Gaza.
From BBC ● May 12, 2024
“We are hammering away at this to get dams breached and salmon recovered — that is our number one goal,” Wheeler said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
Doing something for the principle of the thing can sound pathetic, like you’re hammering away at a wall you stand no chance of breaking, performing a pointless task just to make yourself feel better.
From Slate ● May 13, 2023
She rarely found him at games, lately, though; most often he was alone in the clearing near the river, hammering away on the misshapen vessel that he called his boat.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
