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Word entry · 12 letters

sledgehammer

Best crossword clue

"Heavy striking tool"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /ˈslɛd͡ʒhæmə/Part of speech verb, nounSorted adeeeghlmmrsStarts with SEnds with R2 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2L3E4D5G6E7H8A9M10M11E12R

Definitions

  1. beat with a sledgehammer

Used in a sentence

  • These were succeeded by anchor and chain-cable forges, where sledgehammers were dinging upon iron all day long.
  • They take sledgehammers to statues with an uncommon gusto – destroying in seconds what may have survived centuries.
  • Some lawmakers were so incensed that they even invited the news media to watch the sledgehammering of the Japanese company's products on the Capitol's steps.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Heavy striking tool12 letters
02Heavy demolition tool12 letters

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