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Examples of sledgehammer
sledgehammer
McMeekin testified he saw Sandra Rogers strike both victims with a sledgehammer.
From the dailyherald.com
Every joke is telegraphed and every plot point is banged in with a sledgehammer.
From the cnn.com
The sledgehammer can apply more force than other hammers, due to its large size.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I'd use a board, inserting it in the crack and whacking it with a sledgehammer.
From the charlotteobserver.com
An Abba-like singalong chorus is sabotaged by a one-note sledgehammer of a verse.
From the telegraph.co.uk
You can't moderate a culture, and by extension a religion, with a sledgehammer.
From the guardian.co.uk
Ross is attacking the tree with a handsaw and sledgehammer, so we stop to help.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The impact is often described as being hit by a baseball bat or a sledgehammer.
From the economist.com
Getting to public-private pay equity need not involve a sledgehammer approach.
From the thenewstribune.com
- Beat with a sledgehammer
- Maul: a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
- A sledgehammer is a tool consisting of a large, flat head attached to a lever (or handle). The head is typically made of metal. The sledgehammer can apply more impulse than other hammers, due to its large size. Along with the mallet, it shares the ability to distribute force over a wide area. ...
- Sledgehammer (Turkish Balyoz) is the name of an alleged Turkish secularist military coup plan which reportedly dates back to 2003.
- "Sledgehammer" is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. It hit number one in Canada on 21 July 1986 where it spent four weeks; number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States on 26 July 1986; and number four in the UK singles chart, thanks in part to a ...
- Used for jobs where great force is required such as breaking up concrete or driving heavy spikes.
- Operational code name for a planned Allied invasion of France in 1942
- Spins riders on 2 axes and blasts you up and down distances of 85 feet (25.9 m).
- A long handled heavy hammer with a 6- to 8-pound head, usually held with both hands.
