How to Use sledgehammer in a Sentence

sledgehammer

noun
  • Think scalpel rather than sledgehammer.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Dressel’s stamp might as well have been made with a sledgehammer.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Bring a sledgehammer and swing it, tearing stuff up.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Brent said the video showed a masked man smashing through a back door with a sledgehammer.
    — Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2021
  • My ethos was to be a proverbial sledgehammer to the door that people have to knock on.
    — Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2022
  • It is believed that injury was caused when it was struck by the sledgehammer.
    — Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This one comes with sledgehammer and a penchant for bloody murder.
    — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
  • After that, his friend places a large stone on his chest and smashes it with a sledgehammer.
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Officers used sledgehammers to break through and pull them free.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Hailstones crash through glass like sledgehammers.
    — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
  • Four men in military fatigues pin him down and smash his hands and feet with a sledgehammer.
    — Sebastian Shukla and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 21 July 2021
  • Once the man was able to get to the street, his landlord allegedly threw the sledgehammer at him.
    — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Kelz goes for Tori and then starts crushing the cinder blocks with a sledgehammer.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Is that someone pounding on a metal beam with a sledgehammer?
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Burdon went into his trunk to retrieve a sledgehammer, the footage shows.
    — Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Goggles ready, sledgehammer steady, go smash that TV!
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Kate Evans twice in the back with a 7-pound sledgehammer, fracturing her spine.
    — Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • Balmer was seen striking multiple doors with the sledgehammer but was unable to break through.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This showstopper hits like a sledgehammer to the glass ceiling that restrains them all.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Rescuers also used sledgehammers and crowbars to break through a wall of the cave from the outside to reach the boat.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • Oh, and every show has someone wielding a sledgehammer taking out a wall.
    — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Mount then brought the sledgehammer to the Arizona Fall League.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Pham called 911and told police the suspects were armed with a sledgehammer.
    — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • At the launch, one of Musk’s assistants took a sledgehammer to the doors to demonstrate their strength.
    — Simon Willis, Fortune, 27 July 2023
  • Or a really mad hiker with a sledgehammer.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • For the past few decades, the sledgehammer has begun most remodeling projects.
    — Regina Cole, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Bondi’s letter was as subtle as a sledgehammer.
    — Miami Herald, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Alongside the bodies, a sledgehammer was discovered buried in the earth.
    — Mason Leath, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But this fiscal sledgehammer is not the solution.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • Long wasted no time taking a sledgehammer to Marsh’s approach.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023

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