Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The largest hammer used in forges or by smiths in forging or shaping iron on an anvil. See
sledge . - To hit hard; batter as with a sledge-hammer.
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Examples
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The mainmast, still fast by the shrouds, beat like a thunderous sledge-hammer against the ship's side, every stroke bringing groans from the men.
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His smashing, sledge-hammer manner of attack invariably made them forget themselves.
Chapter 1: My Eagle 2010
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Shows that abortions cannot be reduced by using the sledge-hammer of the law as it hits the poweless most.
Global Voices in English » East Timor: Thoughts on Abortion A Few Days Before Law Approval 2009
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During the presidential election campaign, then-candidate Obama rightly said that the job of finding budget savings should be done with a scalpel, not a sledge-hammer.
Jamie Rappaport Clark: Obama's Budget: Cut, Save, Invest for a Thriving, Green Economy 2010
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During the presidential election campaign, then-candidate Obama rightly said that the job of finding budget savings should be done with a scalpel, not a sledge-hammer.
Obama's Budget: Cut, Save, Invest for a Thriving, Green Economy Jamie Rappaport Clark 2010
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During the presidential election campaign, then-candidate Obama rightly said that the job of finding budget savings should be done with a scalpel, not a sledge-hammer.
Jamie Rappaport Clark: Obama's Budget: Cut, Save, Invest for a Thriving, Green Economy Jamie Rappaport Clark 2010
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Here and there, single gorilla-men gained a momentary foothold, crushing out M'balla lives with sledge-hammer blows of their mighty arms.
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Carrying a wooden sledge-hammer, they move all together, and hit violently.
Domenico Quaranta on Gazira's "Hammering the Void" Bettina Tizzy 2009
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Carrying a wooden sledge-hammer, they move all together, and hit violently.
Archive 2009-05-01 Bettina Tizzy 2009
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Words that sum up the book as I'm reading, often a family tree if it feels complex, page numbers and gems of lines from the author, sometimes a message that the book will have hit me with suddenly and like a sledge-hammer, often a flash of blinding truth gone in an instant unless I write it down.
Do you or don't you? 2007
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