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gavel

noun

Definition of gavel

as in hammer

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Recent Examples of gavel Jeffries, who is poised to become the House speaker if his party wins power and would be the first Democrat to wield the gavel since Pelosi, faces a party at a crossroads. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 When the case is in court, naturally the judge (Luis Guzmán, perfect) must choose between his real-life gavel and his oversized cartoon one. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2026 During Sturgeon’s speech, the board walked out and took a brief recess after board President Charles Cush repeatedly banged his gavel and told Sturgeon his speaking time expired. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 The gavel price also makes the vehicle one of the most expensive cars ever sold at auction. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gavel

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Noun

Little Neil mustered his courage and brought a hammer down on the bird.

— S. M. Reznik, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Ever since the Dodgers dropped a billion-dollar hammer on Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the rest of baseball has melted down.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of hammer

Noun

Then Kreiz took the mallet and landed a cannon-shot ring on the bell that was so loud that one of the Citadel traders turned around in shock, and even Wall Street veteran Gerry Cardinale’s eyebrows were raised.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
The ceremony spanned the familiar marble balcony as the market opened and proceeded to a floor-level bell struck with a mallet.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of mallet

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The Europol report, meanwhile, revealed that these heists are increasingly using tools such as sledgehammers, axes, crowbars –– and even explosives.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
In 2024 its activists broke into a factory owned by Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems UK, smashing equipment with sledgehammers and crowbars.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of sledgehammer

Noun

Then pants, boots and cane and of course, the last is the cape.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
Questions that have been proposed for removal deal with memory, fatigue, arthritis, difficulty walking and climbing stairs, as well as others about the use of hearing aids, canes, wheelchairs and scooters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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