sledgehammer in English

noun
1
a large, heavy hammer used for such jobs as breaking rocks and driving in fence posts.
We succeeded in moving some rocks, breaking up several large ones with sledgehammers before we broke the handles on Dave and Stan's largest hammers.
verb
1
hit with a sledgehammer.
They had sledgehammered the door and it caved in.

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "sledgehammer" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "sledgehammer", or refer to the context using the word "sledgehammer" in the English Dictionary.

1. She killed him by a sledgehammer.

2. She hit the nail with a sledgehammer.

3. No gas, no needle, no sledgehammer.

4. 2* Bloodied 40% FSS Heavy SledgeHammer

5. He even smashed a fridge with a sledgehammer on his own.

6. They accused the Prime Minister of using sledgehammer tactics.

7. A hot dog stand, a sledgehammer, 26 pylons...

8. I used a sledgehammer to drive the pegs into the ground.

9. Grandmother Sylvia Pye is breaking up wood with a sledgehammer at the roadside.

10. The man raised the sledgehammer high above his head and brought it down.

11. The album included the singles "Boss", "Sledgehammer" and "Worth It".

12. In it was Tony Blair with a sledgehammer and a room full of rocks.

13. I only called you up to show the sledgehammer is real!

14. She picked up the sledgehammer and began banging away with enthusiasm.

15. I want a sledgehammer, I want a crowbar, I want a jackhammer, now!

16. SOMETIMES the only way to crack a nut is with a sledgehammer.

17. The lock shattered with a single blow of the sledgehammer and they were in.

18. A West Berliner swings a sledgehammer near Potsdamer Platz while onlookers applaud on Nov.

19. And the night we break out, we'll just smash through with a sledgehammer.

20. The conjurer threw the watch into the mortar and grasped a sledgehammer from the table.

21. Annie Wilkes: [ Right after smashing Paul's ankles with a sledgehammer ] God I love you.

22. Printing business cards on a thirty - inch press is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

23. If that is true, he is waving a magic wand with a sledgehammer on the end.

24. For instance, many people learn in high school that alcohol is a depressant-a kind of chemical sledgehammer for the mind.

25. On one occasion workmen using a sledgehammer across the street warbled along with the star after hearing Helen's tape.

26. Tom Friedman actually whacked it as hard as he could with a sledgehammer without even scuffing it.

27. To strike with a heavy, crushing blow: The thug Bashed the hood of the car with a sledgehammer

28. 21 For instance, many people learn in high school that alcohol is a depressant-a kind of chemical sledgehammer for the mind.

29. “The Brawler is a man who exchanged his blacksmith’s hammer for a sledgehammer, vowing to battle against the corruption that plagues his country

30. They tried to hit the symbolic spikes with a sledgehammer wired to telegraph the event of the blow, but they failed.

31. So he built this model, this crazy contraption with levers and wood, and here's his wheelbarrow, buckets, a big sledgehammer.

32. “All the windows had already been smashed, and a Brownshirt with a sledgehammer was dementedly swinging it against the heavy doors

33. She felt as if some one had taken a swing at her with a sledgehammer, but didn't fall off her stool.

34. Bamf Hammer is a workout hammer that combines kettlebell, mace, Indian Clubs, and sledgehammer and tire training into one mighty piece of equipment.

35. Sledgehammer Games also attempted to rationalize some of the popular mechanics, such as weapon wallbuys and currencies, with realistic explanation that fit within the lore of the game mode.

36. 1 to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner. remodelers Bludgeoned the wall with a sledgehammer to join the two rooms.

37. Synonyms of Bludgeon (Entry 2 of 2) 1 to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner remodelers Bludgeoned the wall with a sledgehammer to join the two rooms

38. Bastion grabbed my heart exactly one minute and 30 seconds after it started, when I found the first weapon, a sledgehammer, and used it to kill …

39. Hammer Blow: A Bandanna holds his hands together and leans back with his right leg raised, swiftly slamming both hands down as if he were swinging a sledgehammer

40. Squatting in the shade of a neem tree, he heated a piece of iron until it glowed, then positioned it on an anvil with tongs while Pooni, her feet planted wide, flattened it with a sledgehammer.

41. It was a small and peaceful demonstration so I don't know why there was such a big police presence. It was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

42. Synonyms of Bludgeoning (Entry 2 of 2) 1 to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner remodelers bludgeoned the wall with a sledgehammer to join the two rooms

43. @JohannesMunk: what about thousands separators and other potential Atrociousnesses when it comes to number formatting? The only universal sledgehammer so far is: use a dot, possibly in combination with SET LC_ALL=C

44. Synonyms of Bludgeons (Entry 2 of 2) 1 to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner remodelers bludgeoned the wall with a sledgehammer to join the two rooms

45. But now, now I must bid you all adieu and admonish you to watch your proverbial butts, for I shall be back with the sledgehammer of justice, prepared to lay Joseph waste to these four walls, if you so much as touch a hair on my client's...

46. Bimanual - requiring two hands or designed for two people; "a two-handed sledgehammer"; "a two-handed crosscut saw"; "a machine designed for Bimanual operation" two-handed handed - having or involving the use of hands; "a handed, tree-living animal"; "a four-handed card game"